Oglethorpe University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Oglethorpe University is a private liberal arts college in Atlanta, GA (suburb setting), with 1,499 undergraduates (62% women). It admitted 60% of 2,854 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1106–1320 on the SAT and 23–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $65,056 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $22,251 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 53% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, biological sciences, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 1.64 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Oglethorpe University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $45,806
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Oglethorpe University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Oglethorpe University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Athletic Association | 30 | — | 3 | $172k | $5,746 | — | |
| Baseball | Southern Athletic Association | 49 | — | 1 | $243k | $4,965 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Athletic Association | 24 | — | 1 | $213k | $8,894 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Athletic Association | 14 | — | 1 | $187k | $13,381 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Athletic Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Athletic Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Southern Athletic Association | 12 | — | 1 | $134k | $11,152 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Southern Athletic Association | 12 | — | 1 | $143k | $11,924 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Southern Athletic Association | 19 | — | 1 | $183k | $9,628 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Southern Athletic Association | 20 | — | 1 | $162k | $8,097 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Southern Athletic Association | 56 | — | 1 | $209k | $3,724 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern Athletic Association | 15 | — | 1 | $85k | $5,654 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Athletic Association | 7 | — | 1 | $81k | $11,633 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Athletic Association | 39 | — | 1 | $170k | $4,368 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Athletic Association | 31 | — | 1 | $178k | $5,733 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Athletic Association | 17 | — | 1 | $122k | $7,189 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.