Partner Schools: Oberlin College

Special Programs
Double Degree – A unique five-year program to get two Bachelor’s degrees – a Bachelor of Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences and a Bachelor of Music in the Conservatory.

Winter term – A four-week period in January during which students work on individual projects. Learn more about Winter Term Internships.

The Experimental College – A set of for-credit courses taught by students, faculty, and community members that fall outside the realm of Oberlin’s regular academic courses.

First Year Seminar Program – A set of classes just for first years, limited to 14 people per class and on subjects that are not introductory.

Learn more about Study Away options at Oberlin.

Available Majors and Career Preparation

Oberlin offers 60 departments and majors, not including those offered at the Conservatory of Music. Majors range from Third World Studies to Computer Science to Creative Writing. See the entire list of available majors at Oberlin.
Interested in Engineering? Oberlin offers 3-2 programs with Case Western, Rensselear Polytechnic, Caltech, and Washington University in St. Louis in which students can earn a B.A. and a B.S. in engineering in 5 years. Learn more.
Interested in being Pre-Med? Oberlin offers a variety of science programs to prepare students to apply to medical school. Possible majors and areas of study that might interest pre-med students including Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, and Physics.
Interested in being Pre-Law? While no particular track or major is necessary to apply to law school, Oberlin offers a unique major called Law and Society, which pre-law students may find interesting.
Interested in Business? Oberlin offers majors including Economics and Mathematics, which prepare students for future work in business.

Graduate School Information (from the Princeton Review)

16% of students attend graduate school upon graduating from Oberlin
3% go to medical school
3% go to law school
2% go to business school