45%
Graduation Rate
71%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Oakwood University, the graduation rate is 45 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 71 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 141 students out of 316 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Oakwood University.
By gender, 56 male and 85 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 316 | 141 | 44.62% |
|---|
| Men | 138 | 56 | 40.58% |
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| Women | 178 | 85 | 47.75% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Oakwood University.
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 45.02%
- Hispanic: 55.17%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 16.67%
- Unknown: 7.14%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 45.02%(113/251) |
39.29%(44/112) |
49.64%(69/139) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 55.17%(16/29) |
55.56%(10/18) |
54.55%(6/11) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 16.67%(1/6) |
- |
25.00%(1/4) |
|---|
| Unknown | 7.14%(1/14) |
- |
8.33%(1/12) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Oakwood University, 10 of 15 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 66.67%.