OAKLAND UNIVERSITY H-4

Rochester, MI 48309-4401
Tel: (248)370-2100; 800-OAK-UNIV; Admissions: (248)370-3360; Fax: (248)370-4462; E-mail: ouinfo@oakland.edu; Web Site: http://www.oakland.edu/

Description: State-supported, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1957. Setting: 1,444-acre suburban campus with easy access to Detroit. Endowment: $25 million. Research spending 2002-03: $8.2 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $4926 per student. Total enrollment: 16,575. Faculty: 786 (425 full-time, 361 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 6,321 applied, 80% were admitted. Full-time: 9,278 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 3,680 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 35 states and territories, 28 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 9% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 22% 25 or older, 11% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 72% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; communications/communication technologies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Macomb Community College, Beaumont Hospital-Troy. Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA. Required for some: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, recommendations, interview, audition. Placement: ACT required. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4774 full-time, $159.13 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $11,468 full-time, $382.25 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $486 full-time, $243 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program and student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program and student level. College room and board: $5540. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities. Most popular organizations: Golden Key National Honor Society, Association of Black Students, SATE (Student Association for Teacher Education), Psi Chi Psychology Club, Student Nurses Association. Major annual events: Weekend of Champions at OU, Meadow Brook Ball, Midnight Madness. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, security lighting, self-defense classes. 1,870 college housing spaces available; 1,761 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Kresge Library plus 1 other with 738,420 books, 1.2 million microform titles, 1,660 serials, 5,340 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $4.7 million. 640 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: This is a suburban community with access to nearby Detroit via Interstate 75, and Michigan Highway 59. The immediate area has a hospital, shopping facilities, Oakland Technology Park, and several churches. Recreation is extensive both on and off campus. On campus cultural opportunities include Meadow Brook Theater, Meadow Brook Music Festival, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, and the Oakland University Center for Performing Arts. In addition, roller rinks, bowling centers, golf courses, Silverdome, the Palace (Home of the Detroit Pistons), theatres, and the local Avon Players offer recreational and cultural activities off campus. There is seasonal part-time employment for students. Special events held annually include Meadowbrook Music Festival in summer and the Christmas Parade; the annual Arts and Apples Festival is in September.