- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Oakland City University
Oakland City, INRural: distantZIP 47660Founded 1885
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1885
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.oak.edu
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Oakland City University
Oakland City University is a private nonprofit university in Oakland City, Indiana, with 499 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 70% within six years and costs $15,557 a year after aid.
70%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention78%
4-year graduation5.4%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans43%
$15,557net price / year
82%admission rate
—average SAT
70%graduate in 6 years
$53,253median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,750median debt
#1,107 of 1,704 for earnings#534 of 1,739 for lowest net price#390 of 1,738 for graduation rate#935 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $43,412tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $27,900
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,900
- Average net price
- $15,557national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,649
$30,001–48,000$18,149
$48,001–75,000$11,999
$75,001–110,000$16,730
$110,001+$17,955
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college70%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 70%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 5.4%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 86%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,558
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,253middle 50%: $36,507–$76,309
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,309
Median, Oakland City University$53,253
Lower quarter$36,507
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 499
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 38% / 62%
- Average age at entry
- 26.9
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 37%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,073 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,592
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,368,595
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic5.6%
Black15%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races7.2%
U.S. nonresident18%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown3.0%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management40%
Education24%
Liberal arts & humanities10%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.8%
Psychology2.2%
Philosophy & religious studies1.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 152099. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7073984.