Oakland vs GVSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Oakland has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,737) than GVSU ($21,154).
It is harder to admit to Oakland than GVSU.
Oakland has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than GVSU (1,070).
GVSU has more students with 21,648 students while Oakland has 16,108 students.
GVSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while Oakland's ratio is 17 to 1.
GVSU has more full-time faculties with 1,101 faculties while Oakland has 637 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Oakland University and Grand Valley State University.

Oakland	vs.	GVSU
Rochester Hills, Michigan	Location	Allendale, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$16,429 Out-Of-State$24,737	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,978 Out-Of-State$21,154
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$6,755	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,921

70.24 %	Acceptance Rates	94.69 %
25.68 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.02 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,070
-	ACT Score	24
57 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
27 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
75 %	Retention Rate	79 %
16,108	Student Population	21,648
637	Number of Faculties	1,101
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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