Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, Georgia · Private · 1,352 undergraduates · oglethorpe.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
90%
of 2,736 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1280
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$75,540Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Oglethorpe University
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
90% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$75,540
a year in 2027-28, from a $75,540 sticker price
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
About 73% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1090, and yours is above it.
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: First-Year - Oglethorpe University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- May1Priority deadline · May 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
90%
of applicants were admitted: 2,457 of 2,736 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 9/2.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 20% of them sent SAT scores and 9% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1280
Reading and Writing 568 to 650
Math 520 to 640
ACT composite 24 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16008.8%
- 1200 to 139945%
- 1000 to 119938%
- 800 to 9997.5%
- 600 to 7991.3%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.69
- 4.034%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.994%
- Below 2.500%
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
$75,540
a year
- Tuition$52,940
- Fees$710
- Food and housing$17,890
- Books and supplies$1,400
- Transportation and other$2,600
Oglethorpe University published $72,630 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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$17,121
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,547
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,951
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,059
- Over $110,000$23,770
Financial aid
82%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$42,341
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
19%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $37,199 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Georgia programs for residents
HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
Tuition at HOPE rate. 2026-27 examples: UGA $334.47/credit hour ($5,017/semester at 15 hrs); Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study / HSE: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school, unaccredited home study, or HSE diploma; manual evaluation
Zell Miller Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of standard undergraduate tuition (public up to 15 hrs; private up to 12 hrs). 2026-27 examples: UGA $5,067/semester for 7-15 hrs; Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 3.70+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Eligible HS graduate / accredited home study: GPA + test pathway; at least 4 full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List
- 1340+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an unaccredited home study program; manual evaluation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,290Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | AAS 100 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | |
| Biology | 4 | 5 | GEN 102 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 131 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MAT 132 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHM 101/L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHI 101 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSC 201 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FRE 101 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 101 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JPN 101 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO 122 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO 120 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 5 | PHY 101/L |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 102/L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 6 | PHY 202/102L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 6 | PHY 201/101L |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MAT 125 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 101 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MAT 111 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 101 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
55%
Come back for a second year
73%
Typical earnings
$60,002
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Oglethorpe University$72,532
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major.
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