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Oakland University Overview

Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Rochester Hills is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Oakland University Known For?

3,286 Undergraduate Awards
$30,950 Avg Cost After Aid
90% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Oakland.
  • In a recent academic period54% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Oakland makes roughly $58,612 a year. This is 44% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Oakland University?

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Contact details for Oakland are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2200 North Squirrel Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309-4401
Phone: 248-370-2100
Website: www.oakland.edu

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How Do I Get Into Oakland?

You can apply to Oakland online at: www.oakland.edu/futurestudents/apply/

Admission Requirements for Oakland

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oakland?

90% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 90%, Oakland is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Oakland submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 515 and 640. Math scores were between 500 and 605.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Oakland University  ( 515 to 640 )
200
800
SAT Math Scores for Oakland University  ( 500 to 605 )
200
800

Can I Afford Oakland University?

$30,950 Net Price
36% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Oakland is $30,950. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Oakland, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $5,672 a year. That adds up to $22,688 over four years for those students.

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Oakland University Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,057 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,100 undergraduate students at Oakland, with 12,057 being full-time and 3,043 being part-time.

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There are also 3,452 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,057 full-time undergraduates at Oakland, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 617
Black or African American 1,019
Hispanic or Latino 539
White 8,637
International Students 244
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,001

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Oakland University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Oakland. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Oakland University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 479 2 60 28 569
Teacher Education Grade Specific 182 0 57 5 244
General Psychology 206 0 11 1 218
Computer Information Systems 149 0 43 0 192
Other Health Professions 181 0 0 0 181
Mechanical Engineering 132 0 36 3 171
Business Administration & Management 45 3 112 0 160
General Biology 141 2 11 4 158
Human Resource Management 139 0 0 0 139
Liberal Arts General Studies 122 0 2 0 124
Electrical Engineering 78 0 35 6 119
Marketing 116 0 0 0 116
Social Work 76 0 38 0 114
Medicine 0 0 0 113 113
Finance & Financial Management 96 0 0 0 96
Communication & Media Studies 87 0 1 0 88
Educational Administration 0 30 22 34 86
Accounting 65 0 17 0 82
Design & Applied Arts 69 0 0 0 69
General Business/Commerce 63 0 0 0 63
Health & Physical Education 61 0 0 0 61
Computer Engineering 38 1 15 0 54
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 54 0 54
Political Science & Government 52 0 0 0 52
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1 15 0 35 51
Criminal Justice & Corrections 47 0 0 0 47
Public Health 19 7 19 0 45
General English Literature 42 0 2 0 44
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 43 0 43
History 43 0 0 0 43
Special Education 0 3 39 0 42
Natural Resources Conservation 37 0 0 0 37
Management Information Systems 35 1 0 0 36
Industrial Engineering 29 0 7 0 36
Health/Medical Prep Programs 33 0 0 0 33
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 4 16 12 0 32
Writing Studies 28 0 0 0 28
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 27 0 0 0 27
Information Technology 0 0 26 0 26
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 26 0 0 0 26
Music 14 0 11 0 25
Romance Languages 24 0 0 0 24
Health Sciences & Services 24 0 0 0 24
Student Counseling 0 0 19 4 23
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10 0 11 1 22
Robotics Engineering 0 0 22 0 22
Drama & Theater Arts 21 0 0 0 21
Fine & Studio Arts 21 0 0 0 21
Chemistry 8 0 9 3 20
Journalism 18 0 0 0 18
Anthropology 18 0 0 0 18
Public Relations & Advertising 17 0 0 0 17
Sociology 17 0 0 0 17
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 15 0 1 0 16
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 13 0 0 2 15
Public Administration 3 0 12 0 15
Biological Engineering 14 0 0 0 14
Homeland Security 14 0 0 0 14
Allied Health Professions 13 0 0 0 13
Systems Engineering 0 0 6 6 12
Other Education 0 0 10 0 10
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 8 0 8
East Asian Languages 8 0 0 0 8
Mathematics 4 0 4 0 8
Philosophy 8 0 0 0 8
International Relations & National Security 8 0 0 0 8
Economics 7 0 0 0 7
Dance 7 0 0 0 7
Business/Managerial Economics 6 0 0 0 6
Statistics 4 0 2 0 6
Nutrition Science 4 0 0 0 4
Physics 1 0 3 0 4
Sociology & Anthropology 4 0 0 0 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 4 0 0 0 4
Germanic Languages 3 0 0 0 3
Ethnic Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Applied Mathematics 0 0 1 1 2
Security Science and Technology 2 0 0 0 2
Engineering Chemistry 1 0 0 0 1
Area Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Data Analytics 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,286 80 781 246 4,393

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.

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