by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Oakland City University was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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College Factual ranked Oakland City as #1,588 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Oakland City is also ranked #32 out of 41 schools in Indiana.
If you're applying to Oakland City University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 56%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 38% of students accepted to Oakland City submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 570. Math scores were between 420 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio at Oakland City is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Oakland City University is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Oakland City University is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Oakland City is 16%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Oakland City University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,100 undergraduates at Oakland City with 555 being full-time and 545 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,593 | $10,968 | $17,870 | $19,749 | $20,510 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Oakland City, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Oakland City, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,651 a year. That adds up to $22,604 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Oakland City are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 138 N Lucretia St, Oakland City, IN 47660-1099 |
| Phone: | 800-737-5125 |
| Website: | www.oak.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 85 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 80 | $49,245 |
| Educational Administration | 57 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 14 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 10 | $46,038 |
| General Biology | 7 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 4 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 3 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 3 | NA |
| General Psychology | 3 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 234 students took at least one online class at Oakland City University. This is a decrease from the 251 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 234 | 84 |
| 2021-2022 | 251 | 64 |
| 2020-2021 | 155 | 17 |
| 2018-2019 | 161 | 116 |
Learn more about online learning at Oakland City University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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