Oglethorpe University

www.oglethorpe.edu

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2023 Acceptance Rate

60.1%

2,854 Applicants

About

Oglethorpe University is a higher education institution located in DeKalb County, GA. N/A

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Oglethorpe University received 2,854 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 1.35% annual growth. Out of those 2,854 applicants, 1,714 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 60.1% acceptance rate.

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Oglethorpe University has an overall enrollment yield of 22.8%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

60.1%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

1,714

Accepted Out of 2,854

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Oglethorpe University was 60.1% (1,714 admissions from 2,854 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 71%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 1.35%, while admissions declined by 14.3%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Oglethorpe University (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

Graduates

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Oglethorpe University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees awarded), Communications (27 degrees), and Biology (37 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Oglethorpe University are Other managers (631,036 people), Physicians (479,987 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (459,061 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (403,062 people), and Postsecondary teachers (332,315 people).

The most specialized majors at Oglethorpe University in 2023 are Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees awarded), Communications (27 degrees), Biology (37 degrees), Psychology (26 degrees), and Social Sciences (22 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Oglethorpe University are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Oglethorpe University are Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees awarded), Communications (27 degrees), Biology (37 degrees), Psychology (26 degrees), and Social Sciences (22 degrees) (as of 2023).