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Oberlin College

Breakdown of “Education Quality” at Oberlin

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By Gender
MalesA-
FemalesA-
By Major
AnthropologyD
ArchaeologyB-
Art & Design DepartmentA-
BiologyA
ChemistryA
Computer ScienceA+
EconomicsA
EnglishA-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcA
GeneticsB
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A
MathA+
Music - PerformanceB
Natural ResourcesA+
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceA
OtherB+
Perfomance ArtsA
PhysicsA
Political ScienceA
PreMed and MedicalA+
PsychologyA-
Religion/ReligiousA+
UndecidedA

Against similar schools

Education Quality compared with similar schools in class.

Oberlin College
 A-
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 A-

Brown University
 A
Harvard University
 B+
Cornell University
 A-
Yale University
 A-
Kenyon College
 A
Ohio Wesleyan University
 B+
Princeton University
 B+
F
A+

Education Quality

... Oberlin is a great place to get an undergraduate education ...Read full comment
... It's a great place for anyone who likes a lot of different subjects or is willing to approach their education in both a wide-ranging and in-dept...Read full comment
... This is a great school if you want liberal arts education ...Read full comment
... Oberlin offers a great liberal arts education, but lots of opportunity to groom yourself for the job market should you choose to take advantage ...Read full comment
... However, it provided quite an enlightening educational and social experience ...Read full comment
... That said, if you do actually intend to make your education worthwhile, English and natural sciences are pretty great here ...Read full comment
... Both the physics and music education were top-notch ...Read full comment
... that's just another moniker given to smart people who value education and studying and grades by those who don't ...Read full comment
... I now teach at the same big university where my dad taught, and having taught grad students who run the spectrum of academic preparation, from ac...Read full comment
... I've continued to be closely in touch with subsequent generations of Oberlin students, and I'm convinced that it is still one of the most distinc...Read full comment
... It's true that you can receive an excellent education here (make sure your department isn't too small); classes are amazing; professors are amazin...Read full comment
... It's not amazingly friendly, fun, educational ...Read full comment
... An Oberlin education is an investment in your future; not a "four year loaf on daddy's dough ...Read full comment
... The education quality is very high, with the science department being pretty tough ...Read full comment
... but other than that i like Oberlin and ill suggest it to anyone a great place if u dont like to party, like homosexuals, like staying in your dor...Read full comment
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