Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,153 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 45%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $26,827per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 46%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,70710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Oakwood is a historically Black, Seventh-day Adventist university.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 45%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Oakwood University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $26,827full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $40,707sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $24,112Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 46%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 71%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,70710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,153Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 46%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 18%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Huntingdon College Montgomery, AL — admits 69%
- University of Mobile Mobile, AL — admits 78%
- Faulkner University Montgomery, AL — admits 73%
- Spring Hill College Mobile, AL — admits 77%
Also worth a look
- Dillard University New Orleans, LA — admits 42%
- Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL — admits 41%
- Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA — admits 41%
- University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA — admits 43%
- Friends University Wichita, KS — admits 55%
- LeTourneau University Longview, TX — admits 38%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Oakwood University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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