Olin College
Olin College at a Glance
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About Olin College
According to Wikipedia, Olin College of Engineering, officially Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, is a private college focused on engineering and located in Needham, Massachusetts. Olin College is noted in the engineering community for its relatively recent founding, small size, project-based curriculum, and large endowment funded primarily by the defunct F. W. Olin Foundation. The college covers half of each admitted student's tuition through the Olin Scholarship.
Olin College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928 | 25% | 98% | 96% | 1525 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Olin College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $69,378 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Olin College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Olin College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $138,832 a year, and 100% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Olin College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 436 | 436 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Olin College?
Olin College is located at 1000 Olin Way, Needham, MA 02492-1200.
How Safe is Olin College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Olin College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Olin College has a violent crime rate of 0.25% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Needham has a violent crime rate of 0.05% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.65%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Olin College Known For?
Olin College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Olin College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Olin College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Olin College ranks #446 in the U.S. and #2684 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
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