Oakland City University Overview

Oakland City University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Oakland City, Indiana. The location of Oakland City is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Oakland City University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Oakland City is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Oakland City.
• For the <nil> academic year, 26% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Oakland City University?

Contact details for Oakland City are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	138 N Lucretia St, Oakland City, IN 47660-1099
Phone:	800-737-5125
Website:	www.oak.edu

How Do I Get Into Oakland City?

You can apply to Oakland City online at: https://www.oak.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Oakland City

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oakland City?

Oakland City has an acceptance rate of 73%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% of students accepted to Oakland City submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

Oakland City received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Oakland City University?

The overall average net price of Oakland City is $34,362. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Oakland City, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $5,003 a year. That adds up to $20,012 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Oakland City is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Oakland City University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 694 undergraduate students at Oakland City, with 576 being full-time and 118 being part-time.

There are also 173 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 576 full-time undergraduates at Oakland City, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oakland City University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	323
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	131

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Oakland City University. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at Oakland City. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Spain, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Oakland City University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Oakland City. In 2020-2021, 251 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Oakland City has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Oakland City

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oakland City University was -40.5%. This is the #2,095 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Oakland City regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.