Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan · Public · 12,351 undergraduates · oakland.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
88%
of 17,593 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
920 to 1160
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,870Est.Estimate
$40,590 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Oakland University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
88% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$40,590
a year in 2027-28, from a $40,590 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1040
Send your score
About 17% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 940, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-year Students - Undergraduate Admissions - Oakland University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
88%
of applicants were admitted: 15,454 of 17,593 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 79% of them sent SAT scores and 5% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 920 to 1160
Reading and Writing 470 to 590
Math 430 to 580
ACT composite 21 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.3%
- 1200 to 139917%
- 1000 to 119940%
- 800 to 99933%
- 600 to 7997.2%
- 400 to 5990.2%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.48
- 4.016%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9920%
- Below 2.500.5%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,870
a year, in state
$40,590
a year, out of state (tuition $25,520)
- Tuition (in state)$16,800
- Food and housing$11,580
- Books and supplies$740
- Transportation and other$2,750
Oakland University published $30,095 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$8,052
- $30,001 to $48,000$7,889
- $48,001 to $75,000$8,905
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,945
- Over $110,000$19,867
Financial aid
61%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,989
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
28%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,746 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
37 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,680Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 1002 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 1003 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | AH 1002 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 1300 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 1200 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIO 1200 and BIO 1300 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 1554 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MTH 1554 and 1555 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MTH 1554 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | CHM 1440 and 1470 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 10 | CHM 1440 and 1470 and CHM 1450 and 1480 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHE 1140, 1150 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHE 1140, 1150, 2140 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | CHE 1140, 1150, 2140, 2150 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | PS 1400 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSI 2300 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CSI 1300 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | ART 2100 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | WRT 1050 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | WRT 1060 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | English Elective Credit |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | Environmental Elective Credit |
| European History | 3 | 4 | History Elective Credit |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FRH 1140, 1150 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | FRH 1140, 1150, 2140 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | FRH 1140, 1150, 2140, 2150 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GRM 1140, 1150 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | GRM 1140, 1150, 2140 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | GRM 1140, 1150, 2140, 2150 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | GEO 2130 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | IT 1140, 1150 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | IT 1140, 1150, 2140 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | IT 1140, 1150, 2140, 2150 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JPN 1140, 1150 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | JPN 1140, 1150, 2140 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | JPN 1140, 1150, 2140, 2150 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LTN 1140, 1150 |
| Latin | 4 | 12 | LTN 1140, 1150, Latin Elective Credit |
| Latin | 5 | 16 | LTN 1140, 1150, Latin Elective Credit |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECN 2000 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECN 2010 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | Transfer Elective Credit (placement determined by department exam) |
| Music Theory | 5 | 8 | Transfer Elective Credit (placement determined by department exam) |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 1010 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 1020 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHY 1520 and 1110 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHY 1510 and 1100 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MTH 1441 |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSY 1000 |
| Research | 3 | 4 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| Seminar | 3 | 4 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPN 1140, 1150 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPN 1140, 1150, 2140 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | SPN 1140, 1150, 2140, 2150 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPN 1140, 1150 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPN 1140, 1150, 2140 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 16 | SPN 1140, 1150, 2140, 2150 |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | STA 2220 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | PS 1100 |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | HST 1100 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 4 | HST 1400 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
58%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$63,565
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Oakland University$83,081
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 39 majors here have earnings data.
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