Oakland University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Oakland University

Oakland University operates as a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 12,351 students of which 14,541 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 University is categorized as “16” 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 87.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,120 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,120, with published in-state tuition of $15,262 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.9%. Graduates earn a median of $58,612 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,017 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 683500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.4% 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.