Oakland University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Oakland University, also referred to as OU, is a coeducational, public, research university located in Rochester, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1957 with the name Michigan State University-Oakland. It was renamed to its present moniker in 1963. The OU campus stretches over 1500 acres of suburban land.

The schools and colleges under Oakland University are as follows:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Honors College
• School of Business Administration
• School of Engineering and Computer Science
• School of Health & Human Services
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Nursing

There are many fraternities and sororities under Oakland University.

The University sports teams are called the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. The official mascot is a golden grizzly bear.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, education and teaching, and media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 18,175 in 2009-2010 (14,861 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students and graduate students are 22%.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Oakland University provides on-campus housing for 1,998 of its 14,861 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Mid-Continent Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 45 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 32 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Oakland University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (15 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (633 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources Development
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (92 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (17 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (936 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (223 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (35 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (25 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts
• Painting

LIBERAL ARTS (472 awarded)

• African Studies
• Anthropology
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (35 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (231 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (22 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (27 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (81 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (14 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (349 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (10 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Drawing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (125 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (165 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology