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Rochester Hills, MI · Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering at Oakland

Oakland graduates about 103 electrical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 164th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#164 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year1033% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%920–1160whole school

Around Oakland

The Dodge Mansion at Meadowbrook on the campus of Oakland University in the city
The Dodge Mansion at MeadowbrookPhoto: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photograph of Meadowbrook in 2015 in late summer, late in the day.
Meadowbrook 2015Photo: Kelocyde · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
2017–18 version of the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, given to the universi
McCafferty TropfyPhoto: X96lee15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Elliott Tower at Oakland University in Rochester, MI
ElliottTower1Photo: LaMoille123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Center (EC).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Student housing 11 · Dorm 6 · Library 5 · Athletics 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach 53
  2. University of Portland 53
  3. University of Vermont 53
  4. University of Massachusetts–Boston 53
  5. Gonzaga University 53
  6. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 52
  7. University of Scranton 52
  8. Prairie View A&M University 52

Other strong majors at Oakland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oakland with every school we score in electrical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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