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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

71.9%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$100

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Oakwood University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 881 293 580
Admitted students 633 242 391
Enrolled students 284 122 162
Acceptance rate 72% 83% 67%
Yield rate 45% 50% 41%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Oakwood University received a total of 881 applications. These applications included 293 male applicants and 580 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 881 applicants, Oakwood University admitted 633 students. Among the admitted students, there were 242 males and 391 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 284 students chose to enroll at Oakwood University. This means that 284 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 122 were male and 162 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Oakwood University had an overall acceptance rate of 72% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 83% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 67%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Oakwood University had an overall yield rate of 45% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 50%, and for female admitted students, it was 41%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Oakwood University over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 1,992 752 1,240 946 349 597 48% 46% 48% 338 144 194 36% 41% 32%
2016 2,177 830 1,347 1,053 401 652 48% 48% 48% 391 161 230 37% 40% 35%
2017 2,473 966 1,507 1,164 443 721 47% 46% 48% 368 146 222 32% 33% 31%
2018 1,706 634 1,072 1,124 405 719 66% 64% 67% 318 139 179 28% 34% 25%
2019 1,775 615 1,160 1,149 384 765 65% 62% 66% 299 127 172 26% 33% 22%
2020 1,135 375 760 1,008 364 644 89% 97% 85% 303 119 184 30% 33% 29%
2021 881 293 580 633 242 391 72% 83% 67% 284 122 162 45% 50% 41%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Oakwood University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Oakwood University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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