Oglethorpe University offers 100% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $24,348. Oglethorpe University is a private college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Its student population is 1,264. It is a four-year, small, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 62%. Oglethorpe University 4 year graduation rate is 38% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$24,348
AVG. MERIT AID AWARD
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Recent Financial Aid Offers For the 2019 Admissions Year
Parents who completed the admissions process in 2019 submitted their offer data as presented here.
Money You Don’t Need To pay | Money Your Family Needs To pay | Federal Student Loans (Government) | Work Study | ||||||||||
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Expected Family Contribution | State of Residence | Unweighted GPA | Composite SAT | Composite ACT | Admission Type | College Estimated Cost of Attendance | College Grants & Scholarships (NOT BASED on financial need) | Is this money automatically renewable? | College Grants & Scholarships (BASED on financial need) | Net Cost to your family (before loans & work study) | Subsidized | Unsubsidized | Amount you can earn |
$20001 to $25001 | AL | 3.8 | 0 | 28 | Early Action | $59050 | $31000 | Yes | $0 | $28050 | $3500 | $2000 | $0 |
$45001 to $50001 | GA | 3.9 | 0 | 34 | Rolling | $52700 | $34244 | Yes | $0 | $18456 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Oglethorpe University | $57,460 | 100% | $24,348 | 62% | |
Lycoming College | $58,059 | 97% | $26,637 | 66% | |
Illinois Wesleyan University | $62,298 | 96% | $26,445 | 59% | |
Lawrence University | $62,166 | 97% | $26,419 | 62% | |
Augustana College | $57,016 | 100% | $26,272 | 64% | |
Alma College | $52,782 | 100% | $25,040 | 64% | |
Cornell College | $57,911 | 97% | $24,840 | 61% | |
Depauw University | $60,406 | 97% | $24,786 | 63% | |
Saint Mary's University Of Minnesota | $49,320 | 100% | $24,397 | 91% | |
Southwestern University | $57,870 | 100% | $24,155 | 45% | |
Austin College | $56,557 | 97% | $24,114 | 55% | |
Bridgewater College | $53,000 | 97% | $24,025 | 66% | |
Westmont College | $64,240 | 97% | $23,845 | 62% | |
Moravian College | $64,107 | 100% | $23,305 | 73% | |
Ohio Wesleyan University | $64,010 | 100% | $22,909 | 69% | |
Willamette University | $66,560 | 99% | $22,550 | 84% | |
Wittenberg University | $53,844 | 97% | $22,445 | 74% | |
North Central College | $53,931 | 100% | $22,376 | 56% | |
Central College | $53,402 | 100% | $22,243 | 70% | |
Lebanon Valley College | $60,710 | 96% | $22,205 | 78% |
Colleges in Southeast Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Oglethorpe University | $57,460 | 100% | $24,348 | 62% | |
Covenant College | $49,420 | 96% | $17,225 | 97% | |
Agnes Scott College | $56,360 | 100% | $29,405 | 70% | |
Lipscomb University | $51,454 | 99% | $14,574 | 60% | |
Lenoir Rhyne University | $53,920 | 98% | $21,689 | 74% | |
Mercer University | $53,822 | 95% | $20,411 | 72% | |
Reinhardt University | $42,400 | 104% | $5,658 | 90% | |
Palm Beach Atlantic University | $51,086 | 98% | $13,237 | 95% | |
Mississippi State University | $40,920 | 102% | $3,800 | 57% | |
Hollins University | $56,940 | 100% | $35,233 | 64% | |
Bridgewater College | $53,000 | 97% | $24,025 | 66% | |
Queens University Of Charlotte | $48,968 | 97% | $14,110 | 79% | |
Eckerd College | $63,572 | 101% | $17,455 | 68% | |
Wheeling Jesuit University | $42,290 | 100% | $12,850 | 86% | |
Bellarmine University | $58,920 | 98% | $28,405 | 86% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Oglethorpe University | 62 | $91,400 |
Drake University | 68 | $99,900 |
University Of Rhode Island | 69 | $99,700 |
Chapman University | 54 | $99,400 |
University Of Vermont | 68 | $99,400 |
Albion College | 68 | $99,300 |
Butler University | 68 | $99,300 |
Ohio Wesleyan University | 69 | $99,200 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Oglethorpe University | 62 | $57,460 |
The College Of Saint Scholastica | 66 | $51,866 |
Abilene Christian University | 57 | $51,957 |
Le Moyne College | 69 | $52,045 |
Millikin University | 61 | $52,114 |
Nazareth College | 64 | $52,145 |
Saint Vincent College | 68 | $52,215 |
Emory & Henry College | 70 | $52,250 |
Elmhurst College | 67 | $52,349 |
Meredith College | 63 | $52,580 |
Alma College | 64 | $52,782 |
Eastern Mennonite University | 59 | $52,900 |
Bridgewater College | 66 | $53,000 |
Fisher College | 67 | $53,036 |
Caldwell University | 67 | $53,055 |
New Jersey Institute Of Technology | 64 | $53,150 |
Bethel University | 71 | $53,200 |
Point Loma Nazarene University | 69 | $53,290 |
Massachusetts College Of Art And Design | 67 | $53,400 |
Central College | 70 | $53,402 |
University Of Maryland Baltimore County | 58 | $53,538 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Oglethorpe University | 62 | 38% |
Milwaukee School Of Engineering | 63 | 42% |
Fisk University | 71 | 42% |
Franklin Pierce University | 66 | 42% |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 67 | 42% |
Lincoln Memorial University | 60 | 42% |
University Of Wisconsin La Crosse | 71 | 42% |
Montclair State University | 71 | 42% |
Morehouse College | 58 | 42% |
University Of Minnesota Crookston | 66 | 41% |
Alfred University | 63 | 41% |
Eastern Connecticut State University | 66 | 41% |
University Of Jamestown | 62 | 41% |
Macmurray College | 55 | 41% |
Drury University | 68 | 40% |
Rocky Mountain College | 58 | 40% |
Coker College | 63 | 40% |
Malone University | 70 | 39% |
Claflin University | 56 | 39% |
University Of Maryland Baltimore County | 58 | 39% |
Concordia University Wisconsin | 65 | 39% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Oglethorpe University | 100% | $24,348 |
Gustavus Adolphus College | 95% | $27,506 |
Wabash College | 100% | $27,193 |
Illinois Institute Of Technology | 100% | $26,980 |
Lycoming College | 97% | $26,637 |
Illinois Wesleyan University | 96% | $26,445 |
Lawrence University | 97% | $26,419 |
Augustana College | 100% | $26,272 |
Wheaton College | 94% | $25,373 |
Alma College | 100% | $25,040 |
Cornell College | 97% | $24,840 |
Depauw University | 97% | $24,786 |
Austin College | 97% | $24,114 |
Bridgewater College | 97% | $24,025 |
Westmont College | 97% | $23,845 |
Ohio Wesleyan University | 100% | $22,909 |
North Central College | 100% | $22,376 |
Central College | 100% | $22,243 |
Dominican University | 100% | $21,950 |
Nazareth College | 100% | $21,483 |
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