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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan · Large suburb

#3 best value in Michigan
87.8%
Admit rate
$9,120
Avg net price
58%
Graduation rate
$58,612
Median earnings

Oakland University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Rochester Hills, Michigan (large suburb setting), enrolling 12,351 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 12,351 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 88% admitNCAA Division I without footballCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Oakland University's admitted students.

Admit rate
87.8%
SAT (mid 50%)
1030–1230
Avg GPA (est.)
3.21

Enter a test score to see where you land against Oakland University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Oakland University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Rochester Hills, Michigan

Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The first European settler was James Graham who arrived in 1817. Avon Township was organized in 1835. Also in 1948 a post office was established under the name of Brooklands for the area between Auburn Road and Hamlin Road just to the west of Dequindre Road. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
25 miles to Detroit, MI
To Great Lakes shore
26 miles
Nearest airport
33 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub

How Oakland University compares

Selectivity87.8%

More selective than 29% · #33 most selective of 43 in Michigan

SAT average1120

Higher than 37%

Graduation rate58%

Higher than 56% · #26 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention78%

Higher than 56%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$58,612

Higher than 64% · #15 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$9,120

Cheaper than 93% · #3 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$22,750

Lower than 55%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment12,351

Larger than 91%

Percentiles compare Oakland University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

15,532students
  • Undergraduate12,35180%
  • Graduate3,18120%

Undergraduates by gender

12,351undergrads
  • Women7,50761%
  • Men4,84439%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White69%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic6.1%
  • Asian6.0%
  • Other or multiracial8.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
12,351
Graduate enrollment
3,181
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$45,384
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$94,743
Endowment
$151,474,929

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 2,236 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Michigan96%
  • Other U.S. states1.9%
  • International2.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Oakland University draws overwhelmingly from Michigan.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
87.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1030–1230
SAT average
1120
SAT reading
540–640
SAT math
490–590
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
3.21

Cost

In-state tuition
$15,262
Out-of-state tuition
$23,188
Room & board
$10,932
Books & supplies
$700
Total cost of attendance
$25,182
Average net price
$9,120

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
58%
Graduated on time (4 years)
35%
First-year retention
78%
Transferred to another college
26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,017
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,612
Median debt at graduation
$22,750
Students with federal loans
37%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
48%

About 23% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
35%
Low-income (Pell)
49%
First-generation
50%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
3,000
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
24%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
Varsity athletes
394 (171 men · 223 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)155
Swimming and Diving (combined)57
Soccer51
Baseball35
Basketball30
Softball22
Volleyball19
Golf17
Tennis8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
26
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (15,768 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

11reported offenses a year
8.7 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
6.0
Fondling
1.3
Burglary
1.3
Robbery
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$4,422
$30–48k
$4,560
$48–75k
$6,711
$75–110k
$11,874
$110k+
$19,217

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$30,816

$6,711/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

92%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,158
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 92% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,158. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 2,069 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$58,612
Typical debt at graduation
$22,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
64%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$54,511
Men
$66,999

Men out-earn women by $12,488 (23%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
33.9″
Annual snow
36″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pontiac Wwtp, MI US station (3.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.