Colleges / Oakland University
College · Public · Rochester Hills, MI · Suburb
OU

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Address2200 North Squirrel Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309-4401
Websitewww.oakland.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size12,351
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1120 · ACT 25.

If you get in

12,351 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$101k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$36k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$64k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$15.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$23.2k
Room & board
$10.9k
Books & supplies
$700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr58%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,351
Location
Rochester Hills, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Oakland · OU · O.U.
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White69%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Asian6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown2%
  • International2%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time18%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$45k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 74

What you can study.

Colleges / Oakland University
College · Public · Rochester Hills, MI · Suburb
OU

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Address2200 North Squirrel Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309-4401
Websitewww.oakland.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size12,351
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1120 · ACT 25.

If you get in

12,351 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$101k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$36k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$64k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$15.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$23.2k
Room & board
$10.9k
Books & supplies
$700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr58%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,351
Location
Rochester Hills, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Oakland · OU · O.U.
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White69%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Asian6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown2%
  • International2%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time18%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$45k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 74

What you can study.