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Needham's Olin College Among Best Schools for Your Money
Olin College was founded in 1997 and is home to 350 undergraduate students.

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Needham’s Olin College has been ranked 47 among the top 150 best colleges for your money nationwide by College Factual, a trusted resource that uses customizable tools and outcomes-based rankings systems to guide students through the college selection process.
In addition to Olin College’s ranking as an institution delivering top value for your educational dollar, the school has also ranked well in several other categories.
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The rankings reflect Olin College’s high quality of education as compared to other schools on the list, which includes both research universities and liberal arts colleges.
A number of outcomes-based factors were used to determine these rankings, including how well the institution retains and graduates students, the average loan debt per student, the boost in expected earnings, the percentage of full-time teachers, and the average student loan default rate.
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These rankings include:
- Most Focused for Engineering - # 2 of # 535
- Top Ranked Colleges- # 24 of # 1393
Olin College was founded in 1997 and is home to 350 undergraduate students.
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