Applying to Oakland University

OU's acceptance rate is 92% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 10,645 students applied and 9,793 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into OU. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 21% with 2,057 enrolled students out of 9,793 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,100 and the ACT score is 25 at OU.

To apply to OU, it is required to submit high school GPA and admission test scores. Below tables and charts analyze OU's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

Application fee is $45 for applying graduate school. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Graduate Application Fees	$45
Admission Information	www.oakland.edu/futurestudents
Online Application	www.oakland.edu/futurestudents
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 92.00% and the yield is 21.00%. 3,804 men and 6,841 women applied to OU and 3,462 men and 6,294 women students were accepted. Among them, 865 men and 1,133 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	10,645	3,804	6,841
Admitted	9,793	3,462	6,294
Enrolled	2,057	865	1,133
Acceptance Rate	92.00%	91.01%	92.00%
Yield	21.00%	24.99%	18.00%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,220 students (60% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 207 students (10%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 620 and the 25^th percentile is 490. The SAT Math score is 610 (75^th) and 480 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 29 (75^th percentile) and 21 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	490	620
SAT Math	480	610
ACT Composite	21	29
ACT Math	20	28
ACT English	21	29

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Oakland University are relatively high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,064, ACT: 60 - public Doctoral/Research University).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Oakland University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

OU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended