Oakland City University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Oakland City University

Oakland City University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Oakland City, Indiana (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 499 students of which 597 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Oakland City University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 82.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,210, with published in-state tuition of $27,900 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,758, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.7%. Graduates earn a median of $43,283 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,190 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 25800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 54.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.