Search More Items ACADEMICS EXPERIENCE ATHLETICS LIFE ADMISSION ABOUT APPLY NOW GIVE TO OU ABOUT Affordability and Value Petrel Promise Why Liberal Arts? > Facts > Rankings & Accolades Virtual Tour History > Mission & Accreditation > Offices & Departments > Careers at OU Administration Maps Title IX WHERE GREAT MINDS THINK AND DO Learn to make a life, make a living and make a difference Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University unites a close-knit campus community with big-city culture and opportunities. Today, Oglethorpe enrolls 1,452 students, representing 31 states and 22 countries. We’ve also been ranked: Top 20 “Best Buy School” (Fiske Guide to Colleges). #33 among America’s most entrepreneurial colleges (Forbes). #48 out of 1,223 for “Best Value” nationwide (USA Today/Wall Street Journal). #56 out of all liberal arts colleges in the nation for our contribution to the public good (Washington Monthly). #148 among America’s best national liberal arts colleges (US News and World Report). OUR RECOMMENDATIONS PETREL PROMISE Oglethorpe is dedicated to your success. In fact, we guarantee that you will graduate in four years, or your fifth year is FREE! SEE OUR PROMISE VIRTUAL TOUR You don’t have to be in Atlanta to enjoy the beauty of Oglethorpe. Explore our 360 degree virtual tour of our historic campus. EXPLORE NOW FACTS Did you know that we have students from 38 different counties? How about the average class size is 17? Do you know our most popular majors? FIND OUT MORE MEET OU STUDENTS Caleb Logan '18 Oglethorpe challenges me to think about the world differently and compare ideas with students with vastly different perspectives. What makes us special? The Core Sure, every university has a core curriculum — a set of courses needed to graduate. But only Oglethorpe has the Core. Ask any student, and you’ll find the Core is as central to the Oglethorpe experience as the gray stonework of its gorgeous Gothic campus. The Core is a sequence of courses intentionally designed to challenge perceptions, evoke questions, transform perspectives, and create connections. It’s the kind of intensive intellectual exercise that could only happen in a small, supportive community like Oglethorpe. The Core is what makes our graduates sharper thinkers, better writers and stronger leaders, who excel in whatever they choose. The Global Classroom Outside our green campus, there’s a thriving metropolis: Atlanta, the cultural cornerstone and economic powerhouse of the South. Oglethorpe students build their professional network and on-the-job skills through internships in Atlanta, home to the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 corporations in the US. They volunteer in our campus-wide days of service and take on active roles in community engagement, helping feed the hungry at soup kitchens, tend the vegetables in community gardens, mentor school children, and so much more. They also take advantage of our international study opportunities to travel abroad, whether for a semester or a two-week trip. Then they return to our multicultural campus — and our global city — with new experiences, new friends, and new perspectives about the world. Simply put, the Oglethorpe classroom is anywhere… and everywhere. We want to meet you! Visit our campus... SCHEDULE A TOUR TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR CONNECT: Open Facebook in a new tab Open Twitter in a new tab Open Instagram in a new tab Open YouTube in a new tab Open Pinterest in a new tab Open LinkedIn in a new tab Open Flickr in a new tab CONTACT US APPLY NOW VISITORS A-Z Directory Campus Maps Calendar of Events Employment OU Museum of Art Facility Rentals ALUMNI & FRIENDS Alumni Website Shop OU Gear News & Stories Make a Gift Construction Progress CAMPUS USERS OU Email OASIS Canvas Library OUConnect CARES Act © 2021 Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30319 404.261.1441 • 800.428.4484 Privacy Policy Title IX Accessibility Statement Equal Opportunity Policy