Oakland vs MTU 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.
MTU has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,089) than Oakland ($24,737).
It is harder to admit to Oakland than MTU.
MTU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than Oakland (1,110).
Oakland has more students with 16,108 students while MTU has 7,063 students.
MTU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Oakland's ratio is 17 to 1.
Oakland has more full-time faculties with 637 faculties while MTU has 396 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Oakland University and Michigan Technological University.

Oakland	vs.	MTU
Rochester Hills, Michigan	Location	Houghton, 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	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$16,429 Out-Of-State$24,737	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$6,755	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,579

70.00 %	Acceptance Rates	88.00 %
26.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	28
57 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
27 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
75 %	Retention Rate	85 %
16,108	Student Population	7,063
637	Number of Faculties	396
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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