Financial Aid at Oakland

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,644 students (68% of total 12,719 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Oakland University (Oakland). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,977.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 2,189 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,988.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Oakland University, 8,644 undergraduate students (68% of total 12,719 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,977.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Oakland
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,64468% $86,237,940$9,977
Pell Grants4,06832% $22,186,698$5,454
Federal Student Loan4,75537% $31,638,830$6,654

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,103 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 2,189 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Oakland University. The average amount of aid received is $12,988.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Oakland
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,10396% --
Grants or Scholarships2,05694%$26,702,658$12,988
Federal Grants94143%$5,697,563$6,055
Pell Grants94043%$5,554,774$5,909
Other Federal Grants733%$142,789$1,956
State/Local Grants1,30360%$6,294,020$4,830
Institutional Grants2,01192%$14,711,075$7,315
Student Loan Aid73934%$4,147,258$5,612
Federal Student Loans72133%$3,402,326$4,719
Other Student Loans593%$744,932$12,626

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Oakland University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,2271,179$14,027,161$11,432
0-30,000356356$5,700,237$16,012
30,001-48,000216216$3,501,043$16,209
48,001-75,000234233$2,992,066$12,787
75,001-110,000164152$1,067,343$6,508
110,001 or more257222$766,472$2,982

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