Oakland City University Business Programs

Oakland City University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland City, Indiana. The location of Oakland City is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Oakland City University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Oakland City.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#113	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Oakland City University?

Contact details for Oakland City are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	138 N Lucretia St, Oakland City, IN 47660-1099
Phone:	800-737-5125
Website:	www.oak.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oakland-City-University/34712978694?ref=search&sid=1292857467.3050392098..1
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/OaklandCityU

How Do I Get Into Oakland City?

You can apply to Oakland City online at: https://apply.oak.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Oakland City

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oakland City?

The acceptance rate at Oakland City is 63%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 68% of students accepted to Oakland City submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 574. Math scores were between 452 and 562.

Oakland City received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

Can I Afford Oakland City University?

The overall average net price of Oakland City is $34,362. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Oakland City, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,526 a year. That adds up to $26,104 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Oakland City is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Oakland City University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,100 undergraduate students at Oakland City, with 555 being full-time and 545 being part-time.

There are also 141 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 555 full-time undergraduates at Oakland City, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oakland City University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	401
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Oakland City University. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at Oakland City. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Spain, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Oakland City University

In 2019-2020, 155 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Oakland City has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Oakland City

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Oakland City University was $24,990 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Oakland City is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Interior Design Management	#64	#61
Operations Management	#74	#68

Online Growth Rankings of Oakland City

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oakland City University was -40.5%. This is the #1,797 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Oakland City regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Oakland City University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	8	31	17	56
Interior Design Management	0	0	8	8
Operations Management	0	8	0	8
Accounting	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	8	39	25	72

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.