Oakland University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Oakland University is a public research university in Rochester Hills, MI (suburb setting), with 12,719 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 70% of 12,398 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 995–1185 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,797 a year for out-of-state students and $29,303 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,734 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 57% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, engineering. The campus reported 0.55 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Oakland University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,429 in-state · $24,737 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Oakland University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Oakland University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Horizon League | 26 | room 2 | 5 | $756k | $29,058 | 978 | |
| Baseball | Horizon League | 35 | 1 over | 4 | $900k | $25,717 | 970 | |
| Men's Basketball | Horizon League | 15 | at cap | 4 | $2.9M | $190,320 | 952 | |
| Women's Basketball | Horizon League | 15 | at cap | 5 | $1.9M | $123,823 | 973 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Horizon League | — | — | 6 | — | — | 984 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Horizon League | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Horizon League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $534k | $66,702 | 975 | |
| Women's Golf | Horizon League | 9 | at cap | 2 | $317k | $35,174 | 986 | |
| Men's Soccer | Horizon League | 25 | room 3 | 4 | $607k | $24,277 | 949 | |
| Softball | Horizon League | 22 | room 3 | 5 | $699k | $31,757 | 985 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Horizon League | 23 | room 7 | 1 | $607k | $26,409 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Horizon League | 34 | 4 over | 5 | $775k | $22,808 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | Horizon League | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $365k | $45,569 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Horizon League | 65 | 20 over | 11 | $629k | $9,681 | 967 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Horizon League | 90 | 45 over | 1 | $753k | $8,364 | 978 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Horizon League | 19 | 1 over | 3 | $685k | $36,072 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.