Oakland University Business Programs

Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Rochester Hills is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Oakland University Rankings

Out of the 43 colleges in Michigan, Oakland is ranked at #6.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Oakland has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Human Resources Development Schools	College Factual
#19	Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#41	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#202	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#205	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Oakland University?

Contact details for Oakland are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2200 North Squirrel Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309-4401
Phone:	248-370-2100
Website:	www.oakland.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/oaklandu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/oaklandu

How Do I Get Into Oakland?

You can apply to Oakland online at: www.oakland.edu/futurestudents

Admission Requirements for Oakland

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oakland?

With an acceptance rate of 81%, Oakland may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 90% of students accepted to Oakland submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 600.

Oakland received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Oakland University?

The overall average net price of Oakland is $30,950. 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, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $5,856 a year. That adds up to $23,424 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Oakland is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Oakland University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 15,100 undergraduate students at Oakland, with 12,057 being full-time and 3,043 being part-time.

There are also 3,452 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,057 full-time undergraduates at Oakland, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	617
Black or African American	1,019
Hispanic or Latino	539
White	8,637
International Students	244
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,001

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Oakland University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Oakland. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Oakland University

In 2019-2020, 17,748 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Oakland

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oakland University was 311.4%. This is the #184 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Oakland regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Oakland ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Oakland.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business/Commerce	#10
General Business/Commerce	#10
General Business Administration and Management	#61
Business Administration & Management	#82

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 University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Human Resources Development	149	1	8	158
General Business Administration and Management	0	3	108	111
Finance	106	1	0	107
Accounting	80	0	22	102
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	101	0	0	101
General Business/Commerce	63	0	0	63
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	51	0	0	51
General Management Information Systems	47	0	0	47
Supply Chain Management	31	0	0	31
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	23	0	0	23
Operations Management	17	0	0	17
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	14	0	14
Project Management	12	0	0	12
Actuarial Science	12	0	0	12
General Economics	11	0	0	11
Business Economics	6	0	0	6
Interior Design Management	4	1	0	5
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	0	1	0	1
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	713	21	138	872

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
• Image Credit: By Brian Gingrich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.