Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Oakland

At Oakland University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 80.39%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 70.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Oakland University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Oakland University have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 26.88%, and the 2024 yield is 26.01%. The number of Oakland applicants increased by 11.59% (1,288 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 80.39%, and this year's acceptance rate is 70.00% at Oakland University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.51% and women students' rate is 80.33%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Oakland University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Oakland University have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Oakland University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	66.00%	66.01%	66.00%
2014-15	67.00% 1.00%	66.04% 2.23%	68.23% 2.23%
2015-16	80.39% 13.39%	81.00% 11.75%	79.98% 11.75%
2016-17	86.35% 5.96%	85.65% 6.80%	86.78% 6.80%
2017-18	84.41% -1.94%	84.95% -2.71%	84.07% -2.71%
2018-19	83.91% -0.51%	84.72% -0.64%	83.43% -0.64%
2019-20	83.05% -0.86%	84.50% -1.23%	82.19% -1.23%
2020-21	81.10% -1.95%	83.94% -2.70%	79.49% -2.70%
2021-22	92.00% 10.89%	91.01% 12.51%	92.00% 12.51%
2022-23	90.05% -1.94%	89.80% -1.54%	90.46% -1.54%
2023-24	70.00% -20.05%	67.99% -19.46%	71.00% -19.46%
Average	80.39%	80.51%	80.33%

Oakland University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 26.88% where the current academic year yield is 26.01%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Oakland University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32.38%	34.71%	30.78%
2014-15	30.49% -1.90%	33.01% -1.68%	29.10% -1.68%
2015-16	33.21% 2.72%	36.39% 1.98%	31.08% 1.98%
2016-17	28.12% -5.09%	30.97% -4.72%	26.36% -4.72%
2017-18	28.26% 0.14%	31.06% 0.11%	26.47% 0.11%
2018-19	26.14% -2.12%	29.03% -2.06%	24.41% -2.06%
2019-20	25.81% -0.33%	28.25% -0.08%	24.32% -0.08%
2020-21	23.10% -2.71%	25.44% -2.63%	21.69% -2.63%
2021-22	21.00% -2.09%	24.99% -3.69%	18.00% -3.69%
2022-23	21.16% 0.15%	24.95% 1.89%	19.89% 1.89%
2023-24	26.01% 4.85%	28.00% 5.12%	25.01% 5.12%
Average	26.88%	29.71%	25.19%

Oakland University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 11,514, the average number of admitted is 9,212, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,450. The number of Oakland applicants increased by 11.59% (1,288 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Oakland University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	12,019	7,933	2,569
2014-15	12,528 509	8,394 -10	2,559 -10
2015-16	10,162 -2,366	8,169 154	2,713 154
2016-17	10,688 526	9,229 -118	2,595 -118
2017-18	10,296 -392	8,691 -139	2,456 -139
2018-19	12,309 2,013	10,328 244	2,700 244
2019-20	12,443 134	10,334 -33	2,667 -33
2020-21	12,054 -389	9,776 -409	2,258 -409
2021-22	10,645 -1,409	9,793 -201	2,057 -201
2022-23	11,110 465	10,005 60	2,117 60
2023-24	12,398 1,288	8,679 140	2,257 140
Average	11,514	9,212	2,450

Oakland University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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