OU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Oakland University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Oakland University students is 56.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 59.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.5%.

56.1%

asian 62.7% 79 students
African American 29.2% 74 students
white 59.2% 1,131 students
unknown 71.7% 43 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 51.1% 46 students
International Students 73.3% 22 students
Mixed Race 44.7% 46 students

Drop Out

Oakland University has an overall drop-out rate of 30.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 34.0% and 27.7% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

30.4%

asian 19.0% 24 students
African American 53.8% 136 students
white 28.0% 534 students
unknown 20.0% 12 students
hispanic 33.3% 30 students
International Students 23.3% 7 students
Mixed Race 39.8% 41 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Oakland University at a rate of 8.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 9.4%, and male students' 7.5%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

8.6%

asian 8.7% 11 students
African American 11.9% 30 students
white 8.3% 158 students
unknown 3.3% 2 students
hispanic 7.8% 7 students
Mixed Race 11.6% 12 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

4.9%

asian 9.5% 12 students
African American 5.1% 13 students
white 4.5% 86 students
unknown 5.0% 3 students
hispanic 7.8% 7 students
Mixed Race 3.9% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,313	$78,488	$85,248
Computer Engineering	$76,319	$76,460	$82,466
Mechanical Engineering	$73,808	$76,962	$82,235
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$61,652	$68,305	$78,387
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,294	$57,318	$70,372
Finance and Financial Management Services	$48,900	$59,982	$68,895
Management Information Systems and Services	$59,306	$59,350	$63,862
Accounting and Related Services	$50,708	$56,544	$62,807
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,925	$61,481	$62,381
Public Health	$61,508	$55,512	$61,056
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	NA	$46,087	$54,023
Human Resources Management and Services	$47,599	$48,617	$52,076
Marketing	$46,506	$46,321	$51,805
Business/Commerce, General	$45,823	$44,356	$50,270
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,722	$41,937	$45,618
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,274	$41,844	$44,313
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$37,424	$41,097
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$37,796	$36,344	$40,704
Communication and Media Studies	$34,054	$35,274	$40,473
Social Work	$31,528	$32,142	$40,274
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$27,476	$30,988	$38,632
Design and Applied Arts	$32,025	$37,424	$38,006
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,586	$34,704	$37,478
History	$37,582	$34,704	$36,792
Sociology	$32,236	$33,216	$36,400
Political Science and Government	$23,244	$38,289	$35,992
Journalism	$26,874	$29,956	$35,517
English Language and Literature, General	$30,652	$29,685	$35,373
Psychology, General	$28,572	$27,978	$34,683
Anthropology	NA	$24,035	$33,670
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,860	$27,488	$32,941
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$31,127	$32,706
Biology, General	$25,099	$25,967	$32,276
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,672	$26,933	$28,737
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$21,061	$20,748	$19,673
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$23,915	$20,140	$18,845
Mathematics	$42,795	$39,729	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$58,008	NA	NA
Industrial Engineering	$71,468	NA	NA
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	$37,248	$31,851	NA
Homeland Security	$25,085	NA	NA
Economics	NA	$42,682	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$22,681	$28,019	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$55,191	$53,358	NA
Dance	NA	$24,421	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$103,063	$104,510	$111,195
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$99,486	$103,078	$104,636
Mechanical Engineering	$97,963	$96,829	$102,429
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$88,366	$89,412	$100,527
Accounting and Related Services	$59,546	$64,087	$75,162
Human Resources Management and Services	$74,763	$63,600	$74,276
Public Health	$44,690	$59,846	$65,606
Public Administration	$52,277	$46,869	$52,815
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$50,459	$47,260	$50,496
Educational Administration and Supervision	$43,937	$45,383	$49,352
Special Education and Teaching	$48,045	$44,170	$47,047
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,675	$41,762	$45,755
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,552	$42,433	$42,258
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$79,814	$80,391	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	$98,613	$103,078	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$75,453	$80,858	$88,542
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$72,648	$71,015	$75,775

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$56,109	$57,770	$65,049

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