Division III · Southern Athletic Association
Oglethorpe University · Campus
Atlanta, GA · Suburb · Private · Liberal arts college · the Petrels · Website ↗
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.
Large suburb
Setting
Atlanta, GA
1,499
Undergraduates
+ 23 graduate students
14:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
75%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
16%
From out of state
first-year students
$15k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k
The place
- SettingLarge suburb Atlanta, GA
- TypePrivate · Liberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions60% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
1,499
Undergraduates 1,499Graduate students 23
Where first-years come from
82%16%
In state 82%Other states 16%
Division III median: 66% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
30%27%20%11%
White 30%Hispanic 27%Black 20%Asian 4%Two or more 4%International 3%Not reported 11%
- Women62%
- Full-time94% of undergraduates · median 94%
- First-year class391 entered last fall
- Transfers in38 3% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online5% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $15,300 | $2,750 | $18,050 |
| Off campus | $15,300 | $4,000 | $19,300 |
| With family | — | $4,000 | $4,000 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCNot offered
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.64 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division III
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · Master's · majors
Division III campuses
39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%
21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division III schools; every list Oglethorpe University is on.
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