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Acceptance Rate 87.84%
Yield 14.68%
SAT Score 1,120
Applicants 17,593
Admitted 15,454

OU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 87.84% at Oakland University. Total 17,593 students applied and 15,454 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,120.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationwww.oakland.edu/futurestudents
Online Applicationwww.oakland.edu/futurestudents/apply/
Acceptance Rate87.84%
Average Test Scores1,120 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 87.84%. A total of 17,593 students (7,032 men and 10,429 women) have applied to and 15,454 (6,151 men and 9,207 women) students admitted to Oakland University.
Among them, 945 male and 1,323 female students have enrolled into OU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.68%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at OU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants17,5937,03210,42900
Admitted15,4546,1519,20700
Enrolled2,2689451,32300
Acceptance Rate 87.84% 87.47% 88.28% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.68% 15.36% 14.37% - -
[Chart] Oakland University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At OU, 11 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,120 at OU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,230 and 25th percentile score is 1,030.
The average ACT score is (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 0 and the 25th percentile score is 0.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at OU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of OU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at OU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total103011201230
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540570640
Math490550590
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Oakland University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for OU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at OU

The calendar system at Oakland University is Semester. Oakland University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Oakland University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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