Oglethorpe University Business Programs

Oglethorpe University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. Oglethorpe is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Oglethorpe University?

Contact details for Oglethorpe are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4484 Peachtree Road, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30319-2797
Phone:	404-261-1441
Website:	www.oglethorpe.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/oglethorpeuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/oglethorpeuniv

How Do I Get Into Oglethorpe?

You can apply to Oglethorpe online at: https://apply.oglethorpe.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Oglethorpe

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oglethorpe?

Oglethorpe has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 61% of students accepted to Oglethorpe submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

Oglethorpe received ACT scores from 46% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford Oglethorpe University?

The overall average net price of Oglethorpe is $32,239. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Oglethorpe, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $8,817 a year. That adds up to $35,268 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Oglethorpe is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Oglethorpe University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,452 undergraduate students at Oglethorpe, with 1,371 being full-time and 81 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,371 full-time undergraduates at Oglethorpe, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oglethorpe University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	68
Black or African American	321
Hispanic or Latino	209
White	574
International Students	154
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Oglethorpe University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Oglethorpe. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Honduras, and France.

Online Learning at Oglethorpe University

In 2019-2020, 1,452 students took at least one online class at the school.

Oglethorpe University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	52	52
Accounting	9	9
General Economics	8	8
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	5	5
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	3	3
TOTAL	77	77

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Boston Public Library under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.