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630 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
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(248) 370-3184
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A bronze statue of a woman outside of a building on Oakland University's campus.

OU Fast Facts

A print-on-demand version of the OU Fast Facts may be ordered through the Printing Services Department. Please reference job number UCM-26575.

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 [email protected].

Enrollment
  • Fall 2023 student population of 15,922 (12,719 undergraduate, 3,203 graduate)
  • Fall 2023 first-generation students (Among First Time in Any College students) – 36.5%
  • Incoming freshmen average GPA  3.50
  • Incoming freshmen average SAT  1,036
Current Student Population

Race/Ethnicity

  • White - 67.8%
  • Black or African American - 8.9%
  • Asian - 6.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino - 4.9%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native - 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - 0.1%
  • International - 4.8%
  • Multiple races - 3.8%
  • Unknown - 2.6%

Geographic distribution

  • Oakland County - 38.7%
  • Macomb County - 33.3%
  • Wayne County - 7.2%
  • Genesee/Lapeer/St. Clair counties - 6.2%
  • Other Michigan counties - 6.0%
  • Other states - 3.5%
  • Foreign countries - 4.8%

Age

  • Undergraduate 
    • 15-16 - 0.1%
    • 17-22 - 73.1%
    • 23-34 - 23.0%
    • 35-44 - 2.5%
    • 45-54 - 1.0%
    • 55 plus - 0.3%

  •  Graduate
    • 17-22 - 7.4%
    • 23-34 - 67.5%
    • 35-44 - 15.5%
    • 45-54 - 7.2%
    • 55 plus - 2.5%

Gender

  • Female - 57.5%
  • Male - 42.5%

International students

  • 768

Resident Student Population

  • 2,139 - 13% of total student population (2023)
Academics

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 194 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, meeting the standards that lead to the M.D. degree.
  • Ranked 11th in the country for the percentage of women tenured/tenure-track faculty in engineering by the American Society for Engineering Education. (2015)
  • Nurse Anesthesia program is ranked 18th out of 112 U.S. graduate programs in nursing-anesthesia, according to U.S. News & World Report. (2016)
  • Oakland University's School of Nursing ranks #78 nationally by the Nursing Schools almanac in its 2022 rankings of the best nursing schools.

Academic programs

  • 118 bachelor’s degree programs
  • 136 doctoral, master’s degree and certificate programs

Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees

  • 85 percent (2022)

Full-time faculty with terminal degrees

  • 91 percent (2022)

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.
Student-to-Faculty Ratio

17:1 (2022)

Financial Aid
  • 74 percent of full-time undergraduate students received scholarships and grants averaging $8,529 per student in the 2022-23 academic year.
  • 39 percent of full-time undergraduate students received need-based financial aid in the 2022-23 academic year.
  • More than $1.5 million in scholarships has been awarded by the Oakland University Alumni Association to qualified OU students.
Alumni

More than 135,000 alumni with 79 percent living in Michigan.

Campus
  • 1,443 acres of wooded hills and meadows
  • More than 50 major buildings
  • Six 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
Research
  • Total Awards – $28,246,567 (FY2023)
  • Research space - 132,000 sq. ft. 

Noted research centers

  • Automotive Tribology Center (ATC)
  • Barry M. Klein Center for Culture and Globalization
  • 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 Evolutionary Psychological Science
  • 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
  • Cis Maisel Center for Judaic Studies and Community Engagement
  • Clean Energy Research Center (CERC)
  • Eye Research Center (ERC)
  • 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
OU in Macomb County
Oakland University offers high-quality bachelor's and master's degree programs at the Macomb University Center in Clinton Township.
Budget

FY2024 budget is $291.4 million.

Endowments

OU endowments totaled $136.7 million as of June 2023.

Economic Footprint

OU contributed nearly $1 billion to the region's economy in the 2019 fiscal year.

Athletics
  • 18 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s varsity sports programs
  • Member of the Horizon League (since July 1, 2013)
  • First Division I school in Michigan to add a varsity Esports team 
  • Awarded to signify the Horizon League's all-sport champion, Oakland has won the James J. McCafferty Trophy six times - four consecutive from 2014-15 through 2017-18 and two more in 2020-21 and 2021-22
  • Captured 32 Horizon League titles from 2015-23
  • Produced 45 Horizon League All-Academic or Honorable Mention student-athletes in 2022-23, representing 16 sports