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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oberlin average test scores for admitted freshmen appear to be in decline, at least per the CDS they report.    Admit rates also going up.  Make of that what you will.  [/quote]

I have no horse in this race, but when I look at the Oberlin data what I'm most struck by is the consistency of their average SAT--for the College of A&S (not conservatory) the past 20 years the average verbal SAT each year has ranged between 671-700; with variations within that small range up and down over the course of the data.  That's a tight range. The average math SAT has been 632-682, with the highest score the most recent entry.   The conservatory has slightly lower averages, but similar consistency (dual degrees are included in both).  The surface story this data suggests to me (and I read data for my living) is primarily one of consistency over long periods with regard to average SAT scores.  There seems to be an upward trend in SAT scores if you look farther out to 30-50 years but I think that's more due to overall SAT score increases since the 1980s and 1990s  in many selective colleges.

Especially in a small college--and moreover one with a unique population like separate conservatory-- you can't take small year to year fluctuations in numbers as "trends"  -- small samples like this are going to have far more variation than a larger place university, but I'm struck by strong consistency, with maybe if anything a slight upward trend in average math SAT scores.  The fall 2018 data isn't listed on this doc, but it tells a similar story.

http://www2.oberlin.edu/instres/irhome/admissions.pdf

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