Bachelor in Dance (Bachelor's)

For Bachelor in Dance (Bachelor's), tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $64,880..

This programme prepares students for careers in dance performance, choreography, and teaching. It combines physical training with academic study of movement and embodiment. Students engage in technique classes, choreographic projects, and critical analysis of dance practices. The curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary connections with theatre, film, and cultural studies.

Focus areas include Performance, Choreography, Movement Analysis, Dance and Culture, Theatre and Performance Studies, Film and Dance.

The degree requires 36 credits in dance courses, distributed across technique, choreography, theory, and performance. Students complete a senior capstone project and participate in departmental performances.

Graduates pursue roles as professional dancers, choreographers, dance educators, and performance artists in diverse settings.

Applicants must apply through the College of Arts and Sciences. A portfolio of dance work and a personal statement are required. High school transcripts and standardized test scores are considered.

The programme totals about 128 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 33% of applicants.

Oberlin brings college and conservatory students into one community, with daily life shaped by discussion, performance, research, and campus activities. Students move between Finney Chapel, Mudd Library, Wilder Hall, the Conservatory building, and Tappan Square. Campus scenes include a koi pond, green spaces, a museum gallery, a greenhouse, solar panels, athletic facilities, and the Cat in the Cream, where students perform music.

The Arts and Sciences curriculum covers fields including anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, environmental science, geosciences, global health, languages, literature, mathematics, and physics. Students can also study data science, cinema and media, creative writing, dance, business, education studies, food studies, and critical AI studies. Oberlin offers majors, minors, and integrative concentrations, along with options such as the BA+BFA in Integrated Arts and a 3-2 engineering program. The College and Conservatory also offer opportunities to combine academic and musical study.

The Conservatory includes programs in instruments such as cello, clarinet, flute, harp, and double bass, as well as composition, jazz-related study, conducting, and historical instruments. Some areas offer graduate study, performance diplomas, or artist diplomas. Students interested in an international study experience can consider the breadth of Arts and Sciences subjects alongside conservatory training, interdisciplinary programs, laboratory research, performances, and campus organizations. Oberlin's setting supports both focused academic work and participation in a close campus community.