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Olin At-a-Glance

Official Opening

 Fall 2002

Current Enrollment

330 (48% women, 52% men) 

Origins

38 states, 13 countries, 34 non-US citizens

Location

 Needham, Massachusetts (14 miles west of Boston)

Mission

Olin College prepares students to become exemplary engineering innovators who recognize needs, design solutions and engage in creative enterprises for the good of the world. Olin is dedicated to continual discovery and development of effective learning approaches and environments, and to co-developing educational transformation with collaborators around the globe.

Degree Programs

Undergraduate Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering (with concentrations in bioengineering, computing, design and robotics).

Curriculum

 Interdisciplinary, project-based approach emphasizing entrepreneurship, liberal arts, and rigorous science and engineering fundamentals.

Facilities

 Seven buildings comprising 382,000 sq. ft. of academic, residential and administrative space on a 75-acre site adjacent to Babson College.

Accreditation

 Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education; the college's three degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Student to Faculty Ratio

  8 to 1

Faculty

 Acclaimed scholars and researchers with a commitment to teaching excellence

Admission

 Highly selective, with an emphasis on outstanding academic achievement and extracurriculars; special attention given to creativity, passion and enterprise

Scholarship Policy

 Every admitted student receives a four-year, half-tuition scholarship valued at more than $100,000 over four years.

Funding

The F. W. Olin Foundation committed more than $460 million to support the college, one of the largest grants in the history of American higher education.

Affiliation

Independent nonprofit

Chartered

 1997, Commonwealth of Massachusetts