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Oakland University is a public institution situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The suburban atmosphere of Rochester Hills makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

$30,950 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
92% Acceptance Rate

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

How Do I Get Into Oakland?

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

Admission Requirements for Oakland

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oakland?

92% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
60% Submit SAT Scores
Oakland has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 60% 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 490 and 620. Math scores were between 480 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Oakland University  ( 490 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Oakland University  ( 480 to 610 )
200
800
Oakland received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Oakland University  ( 21 to 29 )
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ACT Math Scores for Oakland University  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Oakland University  ( 21 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Oakland University?

$30,950 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
1.2% Loan Default Rate
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

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, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,645 a year. That adds up to $22,580 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Oakland is 1.2%. 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 University Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,869 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,771 undergraduate students at Oakland, with 10,869 being full-time and 2,902 being part-time.

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There are also 3,399 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,869 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 599
Black or African American 929
Hispanic or Latino 513
White 7,705
International Students 230
Other Races/Ethnicities 893

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.

Online Learning at Oakland University

2,291 Took All Classes Online
10,892 Took At Least One Class Online
311.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 10,892 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 16th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Oakland

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oakland University was 311.4%. This is the #154 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Oakland 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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