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How strong are the academics at Olin College of Engineering?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

9:1
Student to faculty ratio
20
Average class size
73%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Olin Engineering has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
23
10-19
22
20-29
38
30-39
6
40-49
1
50-99
2

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Olin College of Engineering:

99%
First-year retention rate
73%
4-year grad rate
92%
6-year grad rate

The average base annual salary of students who were employed within six months of graduation is $93,510. This is higher than the national average of $48,300.

$93,510
$48,300 (National Average)

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Olin College of Engineering's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Engineering, General
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
13.8
18.84
23.88
28.92
33.96
39

The Full List

Major Graduates
Engineering
  • Engineering, General 39
  • Mechanical Engineering 28
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering 18

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