Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate nonprofit
Oakland City University
6-yr Graduation
66%
+18.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
640
peer median 1,968
Avg net price
$15,210
-$7.7k vs Doctoral/Professional
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About
Oakland City University (OCU) was a private university affiliated with the General Baptist Church and located in Oakland City, Indiana, United States. It was the only General Baptist Church-affiliated college or university in the United States. Founded in 1885, it has slowly grown to a total enrollment of about 640.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
549
549 candidates competed
Admitted
453
82.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
147
32.5% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
66%+18.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Overall completion
66%+18.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
48%
4-year graduation
48%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
78%
Full-time retention
78%
Pell equity
76.9pp gap
Pell recipients
100%64 of 64
Non-Pell (all)
23%12 of 52
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%1 of 1
No Federal Aid
22%11 of 51
Pell recipients here graduate at a 76.9-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 40 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
40
Passing
5
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
40programs
- Passing5 · 12.5%
- No Data35 · 87.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
35
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$58,663
$35,051
Same-State HS Median
+67.4%
+$23,612
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+67.4%
$58,663 vs $35,051
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$62,595
$35,051
Same-State HS Median
+78.6%
+$27,544
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+78.6%
$62,595 vs $35,051
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$101,855
$52,303
Same-State BA Median
+94.7%
+$49,552
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+94.7%
$101,855 vs $52,303
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
$95,190
$45,370
National Same-Field BA Median
+109.8%
+$49,820
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
+109.8%
$95,190 vs $45,370
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$76,123
$35,051
Same-State HS Median
+117.2%
+$41,072
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+117.2%
$76,123 vs $35,051
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,000
$58,663
44%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,000 debt · $58,663 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,250
$76,123
35%
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,250 debt · $76,123 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
$30,983
$95,190
33%
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
$30,983 debt · $95,190 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$18,750
$62,595
30%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$18,750 debt · $62,595 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,816
$101,855
26%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,816 debt · $101,855 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2032
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 2
- Jul 2022Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$15,210
-$7,707vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,917
Federal loans
42.4%
In-state tuition
$27,900
Out-of-state
$27,900
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 229 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
229
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,337,951 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
396 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
0k’20
0k’21
0k’22
0k’23
0k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$520K
155 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$621K
174 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$507K
47 loan awards
Parent PLUS$143K
17 loan awards
Grad PLUS$33K
3 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 204 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
204
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
8.8%-0.5
2017
9.7%+0.5
2018
8.1%+1.1
2019
1.4%-0.9
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Oakland City
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs24
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
193 total completions
01Business
7940.9%
01Business
7940.9%
02Education
6533.7%
02Education
6533.7%
03Liberal Arts
147.3%
03Liberal Arts
147.3%
04Biological Sciences
105.2%
04Biological Sciences
105.2%
05Security/Protective
94.7%
05Security/Protective
94.7%
06Parks/Recreation
84.1%
06Parks/Recreation
84.1%
07Psychology
31.6%
07Psychology
31.6%
08Philosophy/Religion
31.6%
08Philosophy/Religion
31.6%
09History
10.5%
09History
10.5%
10English Language
10.5%
10English Language
10.5%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
640
12-mo unduplicated
768
Undergraduate
555
Graduate
213
Gender split
Men
57%438
Women
43%330
Race / ethnicity composition
White
50.3%
Non-resident
18.2%
Black
14.6%
Two or more
7.2%
Hispanic
5.6%
Unknown
3.0%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
437
300 M · 137 W
Women athletes
31.4%
Athletic aid
$9.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$13.2M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$6.7M
$2.9M
Recruiting expense
$11K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$32K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 11
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
57
31
$2,445,193
Soccer
57 M · 31 W
Football
55
—
$1,367,346
Football
55 M · —
Basketball
42
12
$1,592,354
Basketball
42 M · 12 W
Baseball
54
—
$1,540,122
Baseball
54 M · —
Tennis
27
15
$1,290,249
Tennis
27 M · 15 W
Volleyball
26
15
$1,311,432
Volleyball
26 M · 15 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 650 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs22
Liquor028
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
27
Oakland City vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Oakland City selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectOakland City University | 66% | — | 640 | $15,210 | Doctoral/Professional |
| 40% | 75.7% | 818 | $19,849 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 46% | 99.6% | 2,037 | $23,274 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 58% | 94.2% | 2,017 | $25,301 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | — | 734 | — | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 48% | 61.7% | 947 | $23,907 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | — | 1,874 | — | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 43% | 74.4% | 1,065 | $22,102 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 63% | 62.0% | 2,309 | $29,954 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 0% | — | 2,007 | $35,049 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 56% | 71.8% | 962 | $24,479 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 52% | 63.3% | 1,396 | $41,832 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 60% | 75.7% | 2,459 | $26,113 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 45% | 62.7% | 912 | $16,525 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | — | 915 | — | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 47% | 58.1% | 1,335 | $15,845 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 65% | 89.6% | 2,017 | $27,483 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 46% | 90.0% | 1,665 | $19,555 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 71% | 85.8% | 2,512 | $24,258 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 39% | 87.1% | 1,772 | $12,756 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 72% | 70.9% | 2,200 | $37,485 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 56% | 59.1% | 2,265 | $16,530 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 46% | 65.8% | 1,968 | $16,442 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 56% | 53.3% | 2,790 | $22,917 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | — | 1,057 | — | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 17% | 74.6% | 3,220 | $13,090 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 32% | 69.2% | 2,487 | $24,066 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 67% | 84.0% | 2,860 | $32,647 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 46% | 100.0% | 869 | $2,835 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 42% | 100.0% | 2,547 | $20,311 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | — | 959 | $20,604 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 58% | 70.7% | 2,192 | $20,493 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 46% | 71.0% | 2,046 | $26,569 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 48% | 73.1% | 1,968 | $22,917 |
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Oakland City Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Department of Institutional Research
Phone
(812) 749-4781
Address
138 North Lucretia Street, Oakland City, Indiana 47660
The Department of Institutional Research collects, organizes, analyzes, and publishes data about many aspects of the operation of Oakland City University.
Visit IR office pageResearch funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
USA Spending
$4,738,736
All sources
$4,738,736
Common Data Set
Oakland City's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan - Oakland City University2022Oakland City University’s strategic plan for 2022-2027 focuses on strengthening its Christian identity while expanding professional and academic offerings to meet the needs of a changing world. With an emphasis on community engagement and experiential learning, the university seeks to enhance its educational impact and foster growth in enrollment. The plan outlines actionable objectives across various domains, including expanding infrastructure to attract international student athletes and enhancing athletic programs to increase the institution's marketability.oak.edu
Notable alumni of Oakland City (11)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Gary Barrett
- Walid Birrou
- Gary Denbo
- Ernie Haase
- Travis Hendrix
- Gil Hodges
- Lindel Hume
- Wilbur Kitchener Jordan
- Melba Phillips
- Jerry Reynolds (basketball, born 1944)
- Wade Williams (politician)
Frequently asked questions about Oakland City University
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Oakland City.
What is the graduation rate at Oakland City University?
Oakland City University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 66% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Oakland City University?
Oakland City University reports a total enrollment of 640 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Oakland City University?
The average net price at Oakland City University is $15,210 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Oakland City University?
Oakland City University's yield rate is 32.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Oakland City University located?
Oakland City University is located in Oakland City, Indiana 47660-1099.
Who runs Institutional Research at Oakland City University?
Oakland City University's IR work is done by the Department of Institutional Research.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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