Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, Massachusetts · Private · 377 undergraduates · olin.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
25%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1493 to 1558
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$98,120Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
25% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$98,120
a year in 2027-28, from a $98,120 sticker price
What to do with your 1530
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1530).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Apply to Olin College of Engineering · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec15Regular Decision · December 15, 2026The standard deadline.
Who gets in
25%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1493 to 1558
Reading and Writing 723 to 768
Math 770 to 790
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$98,120
a year
- Tuition$72,040
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$14,942
- $30,001 to $48,000$40,465
- $48,001 to $75,000$24,128
- $75,001 to $110,000Not reported
- Over $110,000$35,800
Financial aidEstimate
99%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$43,290
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Olin National Merit Scholarship
$1,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: send renewal paperwork to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation each year.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
After college
Graduate within 6 years
96%
Come back for a second year
98%
Typical earnings
$138,832
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Franklin W Olin College of Engineering$136,496
- All colleges$94,282
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 2 majors here have earnings data.
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