Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN · Private · Rural (distant) · OCU
Private institution in Oakland City, IN · 470 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $43,283 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Median graduate debt
- Top 21%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 25%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,820496th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,1501,265th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,1501,138th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $39,3071,198th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $16,758400th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,2831,444th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,1901,000th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.0%418th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.0%1,330th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 68.2%565th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4701,695th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.9%1,091st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 157 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 29 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $56,641 | $56,544 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,971 | $44,933 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | $41,789 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,133 | $28,816 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $28,598 | $26,896 |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| BiotechnologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: General Baptistsource
- Founded in 1885source
- Competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athleticssource
- School colors: Columbia Bluesource
- Athletic nickname: "Mighty Oaks"source
- Mascot: Oakiesource
- Motto: "Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve"source
- Formerly known as "Oakland City College" (1885–1995)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,547,119 (M $6,652,878 · W $2,894,241)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oakland City University’s 470 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
- Holy Cross CollegeNotre Dame, IN · 533 undergrads
- Calumet College of Saint JosephWhiting, IN · 560 undergrads
- Mid-America College of Funeral ServiceJeffersonville, IN · 337 undergrads
- Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN · 612 undergrads
- John Patrick University of Health and Applied SciencesSouth Bend, IN · 289 undergrads
- American College of EducationIndianapolis, IN · 277 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Pillar CollegeNewark, NJ · 469 undergrads
- University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA · 471 undergrads
- Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City, NJ · 474 undergrads
- Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA · 466 undergrads
- Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC · 466 undergrads
- Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA · 466 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteoak.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 152099)
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- Compare with Holy Cross CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Oakland City University vs Holy Cross CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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