Oakland University
Oakland University admitted 88% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1030–1230 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $11,815 a year. Within six years, 58% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 88%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1030–1230
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,449 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $11,815 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $8,052 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $16,176 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $22,950 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 58%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $63,565 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,351
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 39%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 25%
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Engineering
- 10%
- Computer and information sciences
- 6%
- Psychology
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Stockton University NJ · 89% admitted
- Curry College MA · 88% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Niagara University NY · 87% admitted
- Saint Martin's University WA · 90% admitted
- Fitchburg State University MA · 87% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
- Ferris State University MI · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.