Oakland City University
Private College in Oakland City, IN. Six-year graduation rate 65%. Median 10-year earnings $43,283.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,283 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 65% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Graduates carry a median of $16,758 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.3 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
83% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. Only 549 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 33% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion runs to 65% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. Retention of 78% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. At 13:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 501 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $16,437 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $13,980 at $0–30k, $18,550 at $110k+. 98% of students get grant aid averaging $25,683, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Federal borrowing reaches 45% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 133 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,980 |
| $30–48k | $15,781 |
| $48–75k | $13,637 |
| $75–110k | $16,005 |
| $110k+ | $18,550 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 226 of these 501 students, totalling $1,354,542 — an average of $5,994 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Gibson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)