WSU vs Oakland 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.
WSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,158) than Oakland ($24,737).
It is harder to admit to Oakland than WSU.
WSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Oakland (1,110).
WSU has more students with 23,630 students while Oakland has 16,108 students.
WSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Oakland's ratio is 17 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 1,531 faculties while Oakland has 637 full-time faculties.

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

WSU	vs.	Oakland
Detroit, Michigan	Location	Rochester Hills, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,464 Out-Of-State$33,158	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,429 Out-Of-State$24,737
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$8,910	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,755

82.03 %	Acceptance Rates	70.24 %
23.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.68 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,110
25	ACT Score	-
60 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	27 %
84 %	Retention Rate	75 %
23,630	Student Population	16,108
1,531	Number of Faculties	637
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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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