Oakland City University
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.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 12.5%
- No Data35 · 87.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
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
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
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 · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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 vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Oakland City vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Oakland City selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $12,820 | Doctoral/Professional |
Albizu University-Miami | 40% | 75.7% | 818 | $36,302 | Doctoral/Professional |
American International College | 46% | 99.6% | 2,037 | $25,299 | Doctoral/Professional |
Baker University | 58% | 94.2% | 2,017 | $22,500 | Doctoral/Professional |
Bastyr University | — | — | 734 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Briar Cliff University | 48% | 61.7% | 947 | $21,590 | Doctoral/Professional |
California Institute of Integral Studies | — | — | 1,874 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Capitol Technology University | 43% | 74.4% | 1,065 | $24,678 | Doctoral/Professional |
Chatham University | 63% | 62.0% | 2,309 | $25,717 | Doctoral/Professional |
City University of Seattle | 0% | — | 2,007 | $35,049 | Doctoral/Professional |
Clarke University | 56% | 71.8% | 962 | $20,068 | Doctoral/Professional |
Dominican University New York | 52% | 63.3% | 1,396 | $26,187 | Doctoral/Professional |
Edgewood College | 60% | 75.7% | 2,459 | $25,634 | Doctoral/Professional |
Erskine College | 45% | 62.7% | 912 | $22,018 | Doctoral/Professional |
Fielding Graduate University | — | — | 915 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Gallaudet University | 47% | 58.1% | 1,335 | $14,085 | Doctoral/Professional |
Gwynedd Mercy University | 65% | 89.6% | 2,017 | $27,141 | Doctoral/Professional |
Hardin-Simmons University | 46% | 90.0% | 1,665 | $21,031 | Doctoral/Professional |
Immaculata University | 71% | 85.8% | 2,512 | $29,464 | Doctoral/Professional |
Mary Baldwin University | 39% | 87.1% | 1,772 | $17,833 | Doctoral/Professional |
Misericordia University | 72% | 70.9% | 2,200 | $24,829 | Doctoral/Professional |
Mount St. Joseph University | 56% | 59.1% | 2,265 | $16,135 | Doctoral/Professional |
Our Lady of the Lake University | 46% | 65.8% | 1,968 | $17,760 | Doctoral/Professional |
Russell Sage College | 56% | 53.3% | 2,790 | $23,027 | Doctoral/Professional |
Saybrook University | — | — | 1,057 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 17% | 74.6% | 3,220 | $6,608 | Doctoral/Professional |
Texas Wesleyan University | 32% | 69.2% | 2,487 | $19,398 | Doctoral/Professional |
The Master's University and Seminary | 67% | 84.0% | 2,860 | $32,121 | Doctoral/Professional |
Trinity International University-Illinois | 46% | 100.0% | 869 | $21,386 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Pikeville | 42% | 100.0% | 2,547 | $13,591 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Western States | — | — | 959 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Walsh University | 58% | 70.7% | 2,192 | $20,004 | Doctoral/Professional |
William Woods University | 46% | 71.0% | 2,046 | $22,270 | Doctoral/Professional |
| Peer group median | 48% | 73.1% | 1,968 | $22,144 |
Oakland City Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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.
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
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)
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