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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$14,694930th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$23,1881,005th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,016689th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,750965th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,612603rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,017590th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
56.9%877th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.2%954th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
70.2%604th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1110657th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
12,450202nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.8%1,197th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$83,177—
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$77,715$76,460
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,460$78,488
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$75,706$76,962
Biological/Biosystems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,915—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$65,817$68,305
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$65,238$57,318
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,600$59,350
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,891$61,481
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$59,124$53,358
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$57,318—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,813$59,982

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oakland University’s 12,450 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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