Oberlin, Ohio · Private Non-Profit
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Oberlin College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.4% reported program-share signal, $38,645 school-wide net price, and $58,343 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.4% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~12
- Schools with reported signal
- 250
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 34.2%
- Graduation rate
- 80.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $38,645/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $154,580
- Median debt
- $26,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $58,343/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.4%), school-wide average net price ($38,645), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($58,343), and peer averages from 250 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 250 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($16,100 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,027 below). Together, those evidence points place Oberlin College in the top 100% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.5% reported share · $6,128 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,864 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.0% reported share · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Grossmont College El Cajon, CA · 0.3% reported share · $5,311 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.1% reported share · $5,552 net A+ 
Berea College Berea, KY · 0.6% reported share · $6,106 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics accounts for 0.4% of reported programs at Oberlin College, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Oberlin College's average net price is $38,645 per year, about $154,580 over four years. That is $16,100 above the $22,545 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $58,343 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,027 below the $67,370 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Oberlin College #249 of 250 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.