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Oakland at a Glance

Location:
Rochester, MI
Setting:
Suburban
Control:
Public
In-State Tuition:
$9,285
Out-of-State Tuition:
$20,498
Room & Board:
$7,680
Full-Time Undergrads:
11,335
Part-Time Undergrads:
3,940
More statistics . . .
School Website:
www.oakland.edu
Admissions Website:
www.oakland.edu/futurestudents
Financial Aid Website:
www.oakland.edu/financialaid
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Acceptance Rate:
67 %
Admission Difficulty:
Average
Average SAT Scores:
Not Reported
Average ACT Scores:
20–25

Best Things

  • Beautiful campus/great location
  • Buildings are close together and easy to get to.
  • Class sizes are small.
  • Free parking
  • More best things . . .

Worst Things

  • Parking is hard between late morning and mid-afternoon. You may have to walk some distance in the cold.
  • Scheduling is often difficult for the freshman and sophomore classes because many of the smaller classes get filled up by the juniors and seniors.
  • Unless you look for social activities, it's usually hard to find something to do.
  • Distance between buildings
  • More worst things . . .

Most Popular Majors

Tags: Traditional Colleges and Universities, Tuition: $20K-30K, Student Body: 10000-20000, Michigan, Suburban, Bachelor's (4-year), Master's, Doctoral, Certificate

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Oakland University has much to offer any student, with free state-of-the-art workout facilities, workout classes, and parking. Oakland University is not only considered an affordable school—but also a good one. If students had the chance to choose a college all over again, most would say they'd still choose Oakland University. Oakland gives students tools like academic and career advising, and also online classes and tutoring. Clubs and organizations help students to get involved and meet new people, while internships help students get real world experience in their professional fields while still in school.

Through connection programs, like one that helps freshmen become accustomed to college life and introduces them to students pursuing the same degrees, Oakland creates a safe environment for students to learn. Oakland is also considered one of the safer campuses, giving students the option of being escorted home by a student cadet when walking alone at night in the fall or winter semesters; this is known as the "Safewalk" program and is only a phone call away.

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Academics at Oakland University

21cfijf

Economics '15

4.2
A-

Silence

there is not quite the night life for those below drinking age

May 17, 2012

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Computers at Oakland University

amcampb5

Accounting '15

5.0
A+

Good

There are always computers available on campus and there is wifi in every building. You get 25 free prints each semester that roll over which I like a lot.

May 01, 2012

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Weather at Oakland University

amcampb5

Accounting '15

5.0
A+

Michigan Weather

The campus is small so its easy to get indoors in bad weather. Classes are hardly cancelled. In nice weather there are a lot of people studying and talking outdoors.

May 01, 2012

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User rating for Oakland University is 3.5 out of 5 based on 266 user reviews.

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Hometown
Oak Park
Major
English
Grad Year
2014

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