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Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·olin.edu
6-yr Graduation
96%
+8.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
405
peer median 389
Avg net price
$20,575
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,000
1,000 candidates competed
Admitted
252
25.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
110
43.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
96%+8.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
64%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
96%
Full-time retention
98%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 4 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
1
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing1 · 25.0%
  • No Data3 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
3

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Engineering General
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+288.2%
$135,136 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Engineering General
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
11%
$14,212 debt · $135,136 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 2006Next review Dec 2031

Action history · 2

  1. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Nov 2011Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,058
$30–48k$4,690
$48–75k$13,333
$75–110k$21,098
$110k+$46,317

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,575
vs peer median $20,575
Federal loans
22.0%
In-state tuition
$64,458
Out-of-state
$64,458

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 75 students received $453K in Pell grants, alongside $706K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
75
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$453K
$452,582 total
Direct Loans
$706K
130 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$188K
63 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$287K
61 loan awards
Parent PLUS$231K
6 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 48 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
48
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
0.0%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at OLIN

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

102 total completions
01Engineering
102100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
405
12-mo unduplicated
436
Undergraduate
436
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
52%227
Women
48%209

Race / ethnicity composition

White
41.8%
Asian
22.3%
Hispanic
11.0%
Two or more
9.7%
Non-resident
7.8%
Unknown
4.3%
Black
3.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.59
1 offenses · 386 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.621 yr ago2.59Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
49

OLIN vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions OLIN selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectFranklin W Olin College of Engineering
96%405$20,575
San Francisco Bay University
95.8%389
Webb Institute
88%14.0%106$19,077
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
78%76.9%2,334$40,665
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
39
Peer group median88%76.9%389$20,575

Frequently asked questions about Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about OLIN.

What is the graduation rate at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering reports a 6-year graduation rate of 96% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering reports a total enrollment of 405 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?

The average net price at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering is $20,575 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering's yield rate is 43.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Franklin W Olin College of Engineering located?

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering is located in Needham, Massachusetts 02492-1200.

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