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Oakland City University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation General Baptist
Population 80,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 470
Men / Women 62% / 38%
White 60%
Black 19%
International 18%
Mixed 4%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
From State 33%
From Region 21%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 41%
Humanities & Social Sciences 35%
Education 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Health Sciences 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,900
Est. Cost of Attendance $42,441
10-Year ROI $136,000
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,480 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (41%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 26 #332
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Oakland City University 121 50% / 50% 8% $48,926 92%
Applied Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $68,226 77
Biology 8 0% / 100% 12% $52,396 44
Kinesiology 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,090 34
Business Administration 48 48% / 52% 12% $49,857 36 92%
Nonprofit Management $51,413 41
Operations Management 2 100% / 0% 0% $49,857 36 92%
Communication 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,278 34
Criminal Justice 10 60% / 40% 30% $55,777 53 92%
General Studies 23 83% / 17% 0% $46,696 27
History 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,091 31
Psychology 5 40% / 60% 0% $47,194 28
Religious Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,367 32
Early Childhood Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $42,551 16 90%
Elementary Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $42,551 16 90%
Physical Education 3 100% / 0% 0% $43,754 19
Special Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $44,423 21