Colleges / Oakwood University
College · Private nonprofit · Huntsville, AL · City
OU

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL

HBCUReligious affiliation
Address7000 Adventist Blvd NW, Huntsville, AL 35896
Websitewww2.oakwood.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate45%
6-yr median pay$31k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size1,153
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $31k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 45% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter.

If you get in

1,153 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $40k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$161k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$103k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$22.5k
Room & board
$9.4k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants44%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans57%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $19k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr45%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$31k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,153
Location
Huntsville, AL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
OU
Identity
HBCUReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black65%
  • Unknown22%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian2%
  • White1%
First-gen students18%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.

Colleges / Oakwood University
College · Private nonprofit · Huntsville, AL · City
OU

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL

HBCUReligious affiliation
Address7000 Adventist Blvd NW, Huntsville, AL 35896
Websitewww2.oakwood.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate45%
6-yr median pay$31k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size1,153
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $31k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 45% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter.

If you get in

1,153 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $40k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$161k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$103k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$22.5k
Room & board
$9.4k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants44%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans57%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $19k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr45%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$31k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,153
Location
Huntsville, AL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
OU
Identity
HBCUReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black65%
  • Unknown22%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian2%
  • White1%
First-gen students18%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.