Oakwood University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Oakwood University

Oakwood University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Huntsville, Alabama (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,153 students of which 1,407 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. Oakwood University is categorized as “21” 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 45.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,669, with published in-state tuition of $22,512 and a Pell grant recipient share of 44.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.1%. Graduates earn a median of $42,488 ten years after enrolling, compared with $30,969 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 100800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 41.8% 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.