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Rochester Hills, MI · Engineering (all)

Engineering (all) at Oakland

Oakland graduates about 292 engineering majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 224th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year2928% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%1015–1245whole 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 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 engineering ranking

  1. University of Maryland Eastern Shore 55
  2. San Jose State University 54
  3. California State University, Long Beach 54
  4. Indiana University Indianapolis 54
  5. Bradley University 54
  6. North Central College 54
  7. Campbell University 54
  8. Elon University 54

Other strong majors at Oakland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oakland with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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