Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · O.U. · OU · Oakland
Public institution in Rochester Hills, MI · 12,450 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $58,612 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Undergraduates
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
- $13,584555th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,694933rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,1881,014th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,016689th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,750972nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,612606th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,017591st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.9%882nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.2%960th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.2%612th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1110659th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 12,450202nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.8%1,211th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 33 mi (DTW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 71 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $83,177 | — |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $77,715 | $76,460 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $76,460 | $78,488 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $75,706 | $76,962 |
| Biological/Biosystems EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,915 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $65,817 | $68,305 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $65,238 | $57,318 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $63,600 | $59,350 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,891 | $61,481 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,124 | $53,358 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,813 | $59,982 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1957source
- Athletic nickname: "Golden Grizzlies"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Grizzsource
- Motto: "Seguir virtute e canoscenza (Italian) from Dante's Inferno"source
- Formerly known as "Michigan State University-Oakland" (1957–1963)source
- Athletic conference: Horizon Leaguesource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Fight song: ""OU Fight""source
- Notable alum: A. P. J. Abdul Kalamsource
- Notable alum: David Hasselhoffsource
- Notable alum: Robert Englundsource
- Notable alum: Elizabeth Reasersource
- Notable alum: N. R. Narayana Murthysource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,106,020 (M $2,083,639 · W $3,022,381)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteoakland.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 171571)
- Compare colleges in MIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MichiganEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Oakland University vs Western Michigan UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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