Oakwood University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,641 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (55%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,170
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 14%
From Region 23%
Athletes 110 (10.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 67%
International 16%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 3%
White 2%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 115 30% 3% 0% 80% 4% 10% $52,915 2 -1.36 39 92%
Computer Science 4 — 75% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $88,325 9 -1.07 91 — — — — —
Information Technology — — — — — — — — $76,573 11 -1.06 82 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 6 — 100% 0% 0% 67% 17% 17% $78,106 10 -0.97 84 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,669 19 -0.67 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $69,788 31 -0.59 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,067 15 -0.75 64 — — — — —
Biology 21 — 10% 5% 0% 76% 10% 10% $54,810 7 -1.35 44 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 18 — 28% 0% 0% 94% 0% 6% $54,810 5 -1.32 44 — — — — —
General Studies 15 — 47% 0% 0% 80% 7% 13% $37,539 1 -1.90 7 89% — — — —
History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,201 10 -0.95 23 — — — — —
Professional Writing — — — — — — — — $43,756 9 -1.06 16 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,150 11 -1.06 21 — — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $50,899 8 -1.28 33 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,677 15 -0.95 35 — — — — —
Communication Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,992 13 -1.02 33 — — — — —
Counseling Psychology 8 — 12% 12% 0% 88% 0% 0% $47,485 10 -1.15 24 — — — — —
International Relations 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,011 5 -1.03 39 — — — — —
Photojournalism 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,161 10 -1.14 36 — — — — —
Political Science 9 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% 11% $54,408 5 -1.31 43 — — — — —
Psychology 11 — 9% 18% 0% 73% 0% 9% $41,028 1 -2.13 11 96% — — — —
Public Policy 5 — 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% 40% $54,930 6 -1.27 44 — — — — —
Public Relations 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,019 4 -1.61 42 — — — — —
Digital Arts — — — — — — — — $45,239 17 -0.71 19 — — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $44,185 39 -0.28 16 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $44,202 39 -0.27 16 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $44,287 39 -0.26 17 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 30 53% 0% 0% 83% 0% 7% $72,594 51 -0.68 78 94%
Accounting 3 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 33% $73,921 22 -0.85 80 — — — — —
Business Administration 9 — 56% 0% 0% 89% 0% 0% $68,536 34 -0.47 73 — — — — —
Finance 7 — 71% 0% 0% 57% 0% 14% $76,050 12 -0.80 82 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 6 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $74,459 12 -1.03 80 — — — — —
Marketing 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,885 20 -0.75 72 — — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $74,791 49 -0.09 80 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 11 18% 9% 0% 91% 0% 0% $56,984 4 +0.40 49 86%
Human Development and Family Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,284 14 -0.71 23 — — — — —
Social Work 6 — 33% 17% 0% 83% 0% 0% $62,065 96 +1.04 62 86% — — — —
Elementary Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,922 58 +0.09 39 — — — — —
English Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,473 44 -0.28 40 — — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,376 43 -0.36 40 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Professions 36 31% 0% 0% 86% 3% 8% $48,511 1 -1.69 27 94%
Dietetics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,997 26 -0.47 55 — — — — —
Health Sciences 14 — 29% 0% 0% 93% 0% 7% $27,636 0 -2.80 2 94% — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — — $49,204 5 -1.32 28 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,589 5 -1.43 24 — — — — —
Nursing 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $86,084 26 -0.61 89 — — — — —
Physician Assistant 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,675 4 -1.49 22 — — — — —
Practical Nursing 6 — 17% 0% 0% 67% 17% 17% $85,102 20 -0.71 89 — — — — —
Pre-Occupational Therapy — — — — — — — — $47,277 4 -1.45 23 — — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy 6 — 33% 0% 0% 83% 0% 17% $51,851 15 -1.16 36 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $52,497 10 -0.71 37 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Religion 8 100% 0% 0% 62% 12% 25% $48,455 1 -0.29 26
Religious Education — — — — — — — — $46,570 31 -0.52 22 — — — — —
Theology 7 — 100% 0% 0% 57% 14% 29% $48,672 37 -0.27 27 — — — — —
Urban Ministry 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,941 31 -0.48 23 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $24,088
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 45%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.5% 49 22% 8% 0% 78% 0% 10% $50,611 12 -1.12 32 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 21.0% 42 19% 2% 0% 86% 5% 7% $55,400 7 -1.30 45 — —
Business & Economics 16.5% 33 55% 0% 0% 82% 0% 6% $70,767 28 -0.68 76 94% —
Health Sciences 16.0% 32 28% 0% 0% 88% 3% 9% $47,810 0 -1.82 25 94% —
Humanities 12.5% 25 60% 0% 0% 76% 8% 16% $41,763 1 -1.31 12 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 8 88% 0% 0% 75% 12% 12% $75,387 41 -0.88 81 — —
Computer Science 2.0% 4 75% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $88,325 14 -1.07 91 — —
Arts 1.5% 3 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% 33% $44,253 18 -0.27 17 — —
Education 1.5% 3 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,289 48 -0.15 40 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,997 44 -0.47 55 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 21 $93K $93K $0
Soccer 19 $80K $80K $0
Basketball 15 $128K $128K $0
Total 55 $302K $302K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 18 $122K $122K $0
Volleyball 15 $101K $101K $0
Softball 13 $92K $92K $0
Soccer 11 $80K $80K $0
Total 55 $397K $397K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 33 $251K $251K $0
Soccer 30 $161K $161K $0
Baseball 21 $93K $93K $0
Volleyball 15 $101K $101K $0
Softball 13 $92K $92K $0
Total 110 $899K $899K $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (non-ED) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 45% 45% 45%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 810 – 1020
SAT Math Range 400 – 510
SAT RW Range 410 – 510