Oglethorpe University Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
1,352 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 41.2%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassLiberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Chamblee1.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Oglethorpe University, the largest reported group is Hispanic (30.7%), followed by White (27.6%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 7.9% |
| Black | 20% | 10.1% |
| Hispanic | 30.7% | 4.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 27.6% | 69.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| Non-resident | 2.7% | 0% |
| Unknown | 11.5% | 0% |
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- 88.5%Oglethorpe University admitted 1,851 of 2,277 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 21.8%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 404 of 1,851.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $20,156average net price after grants for aided students, against $49,430 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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