Oakland University

Oakland University is regarded as a student-centered, graduate research institution with a global outlook. A public institution, it engages many graduate and undergraduate students in distinctive learning experiences that incorporate unique and diverse opportunities within and outside its area. The university was founded in 1957 through a generous gift from the founders of Alfred and Matilda Dodge Wilson.

Oakland offers a distinct learning environment with flexible class schedules and state-of-the-art facilities, educational programs, instructional technology, testing laboratories, internships, and research opportunities with corporate partners. Students can select from 140 undergraduate programs that lead to hundreds of career opportunities. The interactions and relationships that students make inside their major, combined with OU's industry connections and prime place, ensure that their degree can be put to use by the minute students graduate. Its academic advisors, tutors, writing centers, study groups, peer mentors, learning workshops, and advanced technology can help ... Read more

Oakland University is regarded as a student-centered, graduate research institution with a global outlook. A public institution, it engages many graduate and undergraduate students in distinctive learning experiences that incorporate unique and diverse opportunities within and outside its area. The university was founded in 1957 through a generous gift from the founders of Alfred and Matilda Dodge Wilson.

Oakland offers a distinct learning environment with flexible class schedules and state-of-the-art facilities, educational programs, instructional technology, testing laboratories, internships, and research opportunities with corporate partners. Students can select from 140 undergraduate programs that lead to hundreds of career opportunities. The interactions and relationships that students make inside their major, combined with OU's industry connections and prime place, ensure that their degree can be put to use by the minute students graduate. Its academic advisors, tutors, writing centers, study groups, peer mentors, learning workshops, and advanced technology can help students conquer any obstacles and drive their learning beyond any limits.

The University of Oakland is located in southeastern Michigan, between Flint and Detroit. The 1,441-acre campus currently stretches to two villages, Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, between Adams Road and Squirrel Road, just south of Walton Boulevard. Located in Oakland County, one of the nation's most hard-working and productive counties, and Michigan's richest and second-largest county, Oakland University is literally at the heart of it all.

At Oakland University, 60% of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid, and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $7,235.