Class of 2025 Profile

The Basics

92 students

  • 53% female (based on legal sex)

  • 7% are first-generation college students

  • 13% are Pell eligible 

  • 49% are students of color (U.S. citizens and permanent residents only)

  • 15% are underrepresented students of color (U.S. citizens and permanent residents only)

  • 5% are international students

25 U.S. States are represented (home address)

Top 5 states represented: Massachusetts, California, New York, Texas, Connecticut and New Jersey (tied) (by home address)

Countries represented by home address: Japan, China, Germany, India, Vietnam

Academics

Middle 50% Unweighted GPA: 3.8 - 4.1

18 students were named National Merit Scholars or Finalists

46 AP Scholars (27 with Distinction/4 with Honor)

43% were captain of an academic team

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Activities 

Students in the Class of 2025 participated in the following activities before coming to Olin:

75% Community Service 63% Competitive Robotics Teams
57% Part-Time Work 52% Athletics
57% Academic Teams 47% Instrumental Music
19% Research 25% Visual Arts
16% Student Government 13% Speech & Debate
21% Publications Staff 17% Drama

Scenes from Move-In Day

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News and Stories About the Class of 2025

Article Olin College of Engineering students work together on a puzzle project

Olin Admission Defies Pandemic with Strong 2025 Applicant Pool

A total of 902 students have applied for admission to the Olin Class of 2025, nearly matching last year’s 910 applicants. This year’s pool includes slight increases in international students, and first-generation college students, at 15 percent and 14 percent respectively.

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Blog A photo of a group of 86 students sitting outside on the lawn

Welcome, Class of 2025!

August 31, 2021 - 5:19PM EDT | Emily Roper-Doten

Hey 2025! It gives me so much JOY to welcome you PHYSICALLY to campus, to welcome you as Oliners. Candidates’ Week, and Candidates’ Weekends for my friends who are joining us from a gap year, feel like a lifetime ago or maybe even another planet, but here you are: on campus, together in the Oval, starting your Olin journey.

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Article Olin College Orientation 2021 activities on the Great Lawn.

Student-Led Orientation Program Debuts for Class of 2025

This year, incoming Oliners were offered a brand-new program to help them adjust to college life: Pre-Orientation Summer Experience, or POSE, which was designed and delivered by current students.

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