Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, Massachusetts
About
The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, commonly known as the Olin College of Engineering, is a private college for engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1997. The college's endowment had been funded primarily by the 2005-defunct F. W. Olin Foundation. The college originally covered 100% of each admitted student's tuition through the Olin Scholarship, but this reduced to 50% starting with the cohort of students entering in September 2010, and again reduced to $10,000 per school year, beginning with the cohort entering in September 2026.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$69,378
- Estimated total for international students
- US$89,669
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 377
- International undergraduates
- 7%
- Students per teacher
- 9 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 25%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 723–768 · Maths 770–790
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 96%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$138,832
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (4)
Bachelor's degrees4 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.