Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering is a private nonprofit college in Needham, MA. Its average net price is $17,057 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$14,942
$30,001 to $48,000$40,465
$48,001 to $75,000$24,128
$75,001 to $110,000Not published
$110,001 and up$35,800
$69,378Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$69,378Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,057Average Net Price
$22,060Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$240Books and Supplies
$2,196Other Expenses
18.8%Students on Pell Grants
24.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

25.2%Acceptance Rate
723 to 768SAT Reading, Middle Half
770 to 790SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$112,623
8 years after entry$131,188
10 years after entry$138,832
96.4%Graduation Rate
98.0%Retention Rate
$13,845Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Needham, MALocation
Large suburbSetting
377Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Electrical and Computer Engineering$84,056 National median for this major n=341Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published

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