The aims of Oberlin College and Conservatory are to: graduate students who think with intellectual rigor, creativity, and independence; provide the highest level of conservatory education leading to lives of professional impact in all areas of music; offer superb liberal arts education; open the world to its students so they develop the skills and knowledge they will need to engage highly diverse communities; nurture students’ creativity; help students clarify and integrate their intellectual strengths and interests, social commitments, and vocational aspirations; enable students to integrate and apply their knowledge; and nurture students’ social consciousness and environmental awareness.

Oberlin Conservatory focuses on undergraduate pre-professional musicians in classical, contemporary, jazz performance; composition; and electronic music. Two graduate programs—Piano Technology and Recording Arts & Production—lead to Artist Diplomas. The conservatory is embedded within the premier liberal arts environment of Oberlin College and is renowned for the Double Degree Program.

Oberlin, OH 44074

440-775-8413

Audition Requirements

Audition requirements vary according to discipline. Visit website for complete information.

Scholarship details: The $10,000 Oberlin Commitment Scholarship is offered to all enrolling conservatory students. Additional financial aid and merit awards are available.

Oberlin College’s Career Center and Oberlin Conservatory's Professional Development Office help students and recent alumni in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music identify and achieve meaningful career objectives that build upon their Oberlin education and experiences. We offer group and individual counseling as well as curricular and experiential opportunities that complement all students’ learning and experiences during their time at Oberlin.

Two "Career Communities" dedicated to "Arts and Creative Professions" and "Music Leadership" are ways for students to connect with other students, alumni, parents, and faculty who share an interest or expertise in a particular employment sector.

Joint programs offered in collaboration with the College of Arts & Sciences and the Conservatory include the integrative concentrations in "Arts Administration and Leadership" and "Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement."

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 80 full time, 25 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Education • Musicology • Music Therapy • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion • Piano Technology

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ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

LaunchU: Oberlin’s Competition for Entrepreneurs

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