The U.S. Department of Education recently released its for private colleges and universities, awarding Oglethorpe the highest score of 3.0. Based on audited financial reports from 2014-15, these scores measure a school鈥檚 overall financial strength and help to determine their eligibility to award federal financial aid.
[contextly_sidebar id=”AVgjzq9JehhnQ5SuCyK4rtjE9QZHKn5A”]Scores may range from -1.0 to 3.0 and require a score of 1.5 or higher to receive federal funds without additional oversight.聽Nationwide, based on most recent measures.
Among our peers in the eight-member , only one other school, Rhodes College, scored a perfect 3.0. Likewise, among , only 7 of 38 scored a 3.0.
Explore the entire data set in the interactive table below.
| AP Exam | OU Credit Hours | Course Equivalents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | |||
| Studio Art (2-D, 3-D, or Drawing) | 4 | Elective credit in art (studio) | |
| Art History | 4 | Elective credit in art (history) | |
| Music Theory | 4 | Elective credit in music | |
| English | |||
| English Language and Composition | 4 | Elective credit | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | Elective credit | |
| History and Social Sciences | |||
| African American Studies | 4 | AAS 100 Introduction to African American Studies | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | Elective credit in politics | |
| European History | 4 | Elective credit in history | |
| Human Geography | 4 | Elective credit | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ECO 122 Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | ECO 120 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Psychology | 4 | PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology | |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | POL 101 Introduction to American Politics | |
| United States History | 4 | Elective credit in history | |
| World History | 4 | Elective credit in history | |
| Math and Computer Science | |||
| Calculus AB | 4 | MAT 131 Calculus I | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MAT 132 Calculus II | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CSC 201 Introduction to Programming | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | Elective credit | |
| Precalculus | 4 | MAT-125 Precalculus | |
| Statistics | 4 | MAT 111 Statistics | |
| Sciences | |||
| Biology | 5 | GEN 102 Natural Science: Biological Science | |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHM 101 General Chemistry I, CHM 101L General Chemistry I Lab | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | Elective credit | |
| Physics 1 | 5 | PHY 101 General Physics I,聽聽PHY 101L Intro Physics Lab I | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | GEN 101 Natural Science: Physical Science | |
| Physics B | 5 | PHY 101 General Physics I, PHY 101L Intro Physics Lab I | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 6 | PHY 202 College Physics II, PHY 102L Intro Physics Lab II | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 6 | PHY 201 College Physics I, PHY 101L Intro Physics Lab I | |
| World Languages and Cultures | |||
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | CHI 101 Elementary Chinese I | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | FRE 101 Elementary French I* | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | GER 101 Elementary German I* | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | Elective credit | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | JPN 101 Elementary Japanese I* | |
| Latin | 4 | Elective credit | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | SPN 101 Elementary Spanish I* |
