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OU Fast Facts
A print version of the OU Fast Facts may be ordered through the Printing Services Department. Please reference job number UCM-21600.
Oakland University Mission Statement
Oakland University cultivates the full potential of a diverse and inclusive community. As a public doctoral institution, we impact Michigan and the world through education, research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Oakland University Vision Statement
Oakland University will unlock the potential of individuals and leave a lasting impact on the world through the transformative power of education and research.
For further information, please contact Brian Bierley, director of media relations, at (248) 370-4346 or bierley@oakland.edu.
- Fall 2019 student population of 19,013 (15,543 undergraduate, 3,470 graduate)
- Fall 2019 first-generation students (Among First Time in Any College students) – 32.1 percent
- Incoming freshmen average GPA – 3.56
- Incoming freshmen average ACT score – 25
- Incoming freshmen average SAT – 1,120
Race/Ethnicity
- Caucasian - 73.4 percent
- African American - 9.2 percent
- Asian - 7.0 percent
- Hispanic - 4.2 percent
- Native American - 0.9 percent
- Native Hawaiian - 0.2 percent
- Other - 5.1 percent
Geographic distribution
- Oakland County - 40.6 percent
- Macomb County - 30.9 percent
- Wayne County - 6.2 percent
- Genesee/Lapeer/St. Clair counties - 6.7 percent
- Other Michigan counties - 7.7 percent
- County N/A – 0.1
- Other states - 3.0 percent
- Foreign countries - 4.8 percent
Age
- Undergraduate
- 17-22 - 72.9 percent
- 23-34 - 23.7 percent
- 35-44 - 2.0 percent
- 45-54 - 1.0 percent
- 55 plus - 0.3 percent
- Graduate
- 17-22 - 6.6 percent
- 23-34 - 70.5 percent
- 35-44 - 13.8 percent
- 45-54 - 6.9 percent
- 55 plus - 2.2 percent
Gender
- Female - 56.7 percent
- Male - 43.3 percent
International students
- 919
Resident Student Population
- 3,052 (16 percent of total student population)
Recognition
- OU moved up to the second-highest tier of research universities in the 2018 Carnegie Classification
- Oakland’s business school is one of only 186 business schools of 16,000 worldwide to earn AACSB international accreditation for both business and accounting programs.
- Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB) holds full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
- Nurse Anesthesia program is ranked 18th out of 112 U.S. graduate programs in nursing-anesthesia, according to U.S. News & World Report. (2016)
Academic programs
- 146 bachelor’s degree programs
- 130 doctoral, master’s degree and certificate programs
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees
- 88 percent (2018)
Full-time faculty with terminal degrees
- 93 percent (2018)
Transforming health care education
- OUWB admitted its charter class in fall 2011 and welcomes 125 new medical students to campus every August for a total enrollment of nearly 500 students.
- The Human Health Building opened in fall 2012 to house the schools of Nursing and Health Sciences, and offers modern laboratories, research facilities and clinical spaces.
20:1 (2018)
- 73 percent of full-time undergraduate students received scholarships and grants averaging $8,002 per student in the 2018-19 academic year.
- 45 percent of full-time undergraduate students received need-based financial aid in the 2018-19 academic year.
- More than $1 million in scholarships has been awarded by the Oakland University Alumni Association to qualified OU students.
More than 118,000 alumni with 74.5 percent living in Michigan.
- 1,443 acres of wooded hills and meadows
- More than 50 major buildings
- Seven co-ed residence halls, two student apartment complexes and four Greek cottages
- State-of-the-art recreation center and athletic dome.
- Home to OU Art Gallery, Meadow Brook Hall, Meadow Brook Theatre and Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
- Total Awards – $9.1 million (FY2019)
- Research space - 109,502 sq. ft.
Noted research centers
- Automotive Tribology Center (ATC)
- Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding (CARMU)
- Center for Autism
- Center for Biomedical Research
- Center for Civic Engagement
- Center for Data Science and Big Data Analytics
- Center for Integrated Business and Research Education (CIBRE)
- Center for Public Humanities
- Center for Religious Understanding (CRU)
- Center for Robotics and Advanced Automation (CRAA)
- Center for Social and Behavioral Research
- Clean Energy Research Center (CERC)
- Eye Research Institute (ERI)
- Fastening and Joining Research Institute (FAJRI)
- Galileo Institute for Teacher Leadership
- Institute for Spintronic and Microwave Technology
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (lSCRM)
- Ken Morris Center for the Study of Labor and Work
- Macomb-OU INCubator (MAC-OU INC)
- Michigan Center for Undergraduate Research (MCUR)
- Oakland University INCubator (OU INC)
- Prevention Research Center
- Reading Recovery Center of Michigan
- Southeast Michigan Economic Data Center
Oakland University is meeting increased demand for high-quality bachelor’s and master’s degree programs with the convenience and flexibility that three Macomb County locations offer.
FY2019 budget is approximately $342.7 million.
OU endowments totaled $106.9 million as of June 2019.
More than $500 million to the overall economy in 2015 fiscal year.
- 18 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s varsity sports programs
- Member of the Horizon League
- Won the McCafferty the last four seasons (2014-18)
- Captured 20 Horizon League titles over the last three seasons (2015-18)
- Led the Horizon League in Academic Honor Roll selections for 10th consecutive semester (2013-18)
