School Profile - Oberlin College

Oberlin College is a private liberal arts school located in Oberlin, Ohio (picture above is Peters Hall and is taken by wikimedia commons user Daderot). Attached to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and it is the only US institution to have be both a top ranked college and a top ranked music conservatory.

• Located in Oberlin, Ohio, a small town of under 10,000 people (as of 2000 census).
• Just under 3,000 students (~600 of which are enrolled in the Conservatory) and around 1,000 faculty and staff.
• Offers B.A. (liberal arts) and B.M. (music) degrees as well as a double degree program for those that are interested in getting both.
• Tuition is currently at $39,686 per year with the total cost of attendance coming to around $50,000 a year.
• Financial aid includes a mix of grants, loans and work-study and Oberlin's website states that the past year saw $49 million dollars in aid to its students, with 2/3 of students receiving aid.
• Alumni include 3 Nobel laureates and 7 MacArthur fellows
• Has an "Experimental College" program where students can teach their own class for a bit of credit.
• Has an art rental program where students can rent original works (including some by very famous artists) to hang in their residences

Oberlin website