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Welcome to Olin College of Engineering!
At Olin, we're a vibrant community of talented, curious, energetic students and faculty, and we look for students to apply who share our passion for engineering!
Pictured: Natsuki Sacks '24
What kinds of students are we looking for here at Olin College of Engineering?
Bold, entrepreneurial risk-takers!
Is that you? Do you share a passion for engineering and for making the world a better place? Keep scrolling.
When weighing applicants’ applications, we certainly look for high achievers who have demonstrated course rigor, academic mastery and impressive test scores.
But we also look for students with character and creativity.
At Olin, we practice holistic admission. Holistic admission means that when we evaluate an applicant, we look at all parts of their application in order to understand the whole person.
So while there are certainly “things we are looking for," there is not a specific formula for success in the Olin admission process.
Pictured: Joon Kang '23
Apply to Olin using the Common Application.
We require you to submit the application, including Olin-specific questions, and application fee online through the Common Application website.
Apply to Olin Today!We are extending the temporary suspension of our testing requirement through the 2025-26 application cycle (for Fall 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 enrollment). Please read more about application-related changes in our Frequently Asked Questions.
Do you like to make things? Enjoy hands-on learning?
Do you have questions about our one-of-a-kind admission process?
Let us help you learn everything you need to know, including important dates and deadlines and our admission requirements.
Learn all about our admission process.
If you’re now considering a future at Olin (and we hope you are!), we also encourage you to challenge yourself as much as possible academically and to enroll in the most rigorous courses available at your high school.
A strong calculus and physics foundation is essential to success at Olin and is therefore a requirement for admission.
Pictured: Gabe Zak '25
See our latest Viewbook to discover how we're transforming the definition of what engineering is, how its taught and what an engineer looks like!
Download the Viewbook as a pdf
How about our application deadline?
Students applying to Olin will submit the Common Application, including Olin-specific questions and application fee, online through the Common Application website.
Our application deadline for the 2023-2024 application cycle is January 4, 2024.
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