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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Location Huntsville, AL
Population 500,000
Website http://www.oakwood.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,641 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (55%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,170
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 14%
From Region 23%
Athletes 10.1%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 67%
International 16%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 3%
White 2%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2012 Men: 38.1% 38.1% 2013 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2014 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2015 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2016 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2017 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2018 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2019 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2020 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2021 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2022 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2023 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2024 Men: 48.6% 48.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 90.1% 90.1% 2012 Black: 88.7% 88.7% 2013 Black: 94.1% 94.1% 2014 Black: 95.5% 95.5% 2015 Black: 91.4% 91.4% 2016 Black: 90.1% 90.1% 2017 Black: 87.6% 87.6% 2018 Black: 90.9% 90.9% 2019 Black: 84.4% 84.4% 2020 Black: 86.6% 86.6% 2021 Black: 80.2% 80.2% 2022 Black: 82.3% 82.3% 2023 Black: 75.1% 75.1% 2024 Black: 79.4% 79.4% 2011 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2019 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2022 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2011 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 White: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 White: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 White: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2012 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2014 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2015 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2016 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2017 International: 7.8% 7.8% 2018 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2019 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 International: 7.5% 7.5% 2021 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2022 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 International: 4.7% 4.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Black: 82.3% 82.3% 2021 Black: 77.5% 77.5% 2022 Black: 78.8% 78.8% 2023 Black: 71.4% 71.4% 2024 Black: 68.4% 68.4% 2025 Black: 67.1% 67.1% 2020 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2024 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2025 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 White: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 White: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 White: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 White: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 White: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 White: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 International: 7.5% 7.5% 2021 International: 7.2% 7.2% 2022 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2023 International: 15.0% 15.0% 2024 International: 16.0% 16.0% 2025 International: 15.6% 15.6%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 115 30% / 70% 10% $56,991 58 100%
Computer Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $79,968 88 —
Information Technology — — — — $63,378 71 —
Applied Mathematics 6 — 100% / 0% 17% $60,613 66 —
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,990 60 —
Biochemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $54,336 51 —
Biology 21 — 10% / 90% 10% $55,775 55 —
Biomedical Sciences 18 — 28% / 72% 6% $59,606 64 —
Broadcast Journalism 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $50,802 41 —
Communication 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Communication Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,514 37 —
Counseling Psychology 8 — 12% / 88% 0% — — —
General Studies 15 — 47% / 53% 13% $58,428 61 100%
History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,483 43 —
International Relations 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,526 49 —
Photojournalism 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Political Science 9 — 33% / 67% 11% $56,897 58 —
Professional Writing — — — — $47,997 33 —
Psychology 11 — 9% / 91% 9% $49,904 39 —
Public Policy 5 — 40% / 60% 40% $57,858 60 —
Public Relations 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,111 61 —
Spanish 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,816 47 —
Digital Arts — — — — $42,597 18 —
Music 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,442 15 —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — $41,560 16 —
Voice and Opera 2 — 0% / 100% 50% $41,747 16 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 30 53% / 47% 7% $68,992 79
Accounting 3 — 0% / 100% 33% $70,224 80 —
Business Administration 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $62,600 70 —
Finance 7 — 71% / 29% 14% $76,996 86 —
Management Information Systems 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $73,749 84 —
Marketing 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,236 69 —
Organizational Behavior Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $63,257 71 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 11 18% / 82% 0% $50,564 41
Human Development and Family Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,052 30 —
Social Work 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $51,380 43 —
Elementary Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,700 47 —
English Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Social Science Teacher Education — — — — $53,370 49 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Professions 36 31% / 69% 8% $65,673 75
Dietetics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,178 54 —
Health Sciences 14 — 29% / 71% 7% — — —
Health Sciences — — — — $56,326 57 —
Health and Wellness 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,870 60 —
Nursing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Physician Assistant 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $58,251 61 —
Practical Nursing 6 — 17% / 83% 17% $85,814 92 —
Pre-Occupational Therapy — — — — $58,302 61 —
Pre-Physical Therapy 6 — 33% / 67% 17% $57,080 58 —
Healthcare Administration 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $58,705 62 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Religion 8 100% / 0% 25% $47,667 32
Religious Education — — — — $47,627 32 —
Theology 7 — 100% / 0% 29% $47,708 32 —
Urban Ministry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,387 31 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $24,088
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 45%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0% 2012 Graduated: 38.2% 38.2% 2013 Graduated: 36.3% 36.3% 2014 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7% 2015 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6% 2016 Graduated: 47.0% 47.0% 2017 Graduated: 47.2% 47.2% 2018 Graduated: 47.5% 47.5% 2019 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0% 2020 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Graduated: 49.1% 49.1% 2022 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7% 2023 Graduated: 48.9% 48.9% 2024 Graduated: 44.6% 44.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 26.7% 26.7% 2012 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2013 Men: 25.6% 25.6% 2014 Men: 34.6% 34.6% 2015 Men: 35.2% 35.2% 2016 Men: 35.6% 35.6% 2017 Men: 36.7% 36.7% 2018 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2019 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2020 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2021 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2022 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2023 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2024 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2011 Women: 41.3% 41.3% 2012 Women: 43.8% 43.8% 2013 Women: 44.3% 44.3% 2014 Women: 49.7% 49.7% 2015 Women: 46.3% 46.3% 2016 Women: 55.6% 55.6% 2017 Women: 53.6% 53.6% 2018 Women: 53.9% 53.9% 2019 Women: 60.7% 60.7% 2020 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2021 Women: 55.2% 55.2% 2022 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2024 Women: 47.8% 47.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 34.7% 34.7% 2012 Black: 37.0% 37.0% 2013 Black: 36.5% 36.5% 2014 Black: 43.6% 43.6% 2015 Black: 40.8% 40.8% 2016 Black: 47.1% 47.1% 2017 Black: 45.3% 45.3% 2018 Black: 47.2% 47.2% 2019 Black: 52.6% 52.6% 2020 Black: 49.7% 49.7% 2021 Black: 51.3% 51.3% 2022 Black: 48.0% 48.0% 2023 Black: 53.1% 53.1% 2024 Black: 45.0% 45.0% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2020 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9% 2022 Hispanic: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2024 Hispanic: 55.2% 55.2% 2011 International: 42.3% 42.3% 2012 International: 56.2% 56.2% 2013 International: 40.9% 40.9% 2014 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 International: 56.2% 56.2% 2017 International: 70.0% 70.0% 2018 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 International: 39.1% 39.1% 2020 International: 53.6% 53.6% 2021 International: 47.6% 47.6% 2022 International: 54.2% 54.2% 2023 International: 68.2% 68.2% 2024 International: 66.7% 66.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 37.0% 74 35% / 65% 12% $53,654 50 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 21.0% 42 19% / 81% 7% $57,314 59 —
Business & Economics 16.5% 33 55% / 45% 6% $68,057 78 —
Health Sciences 16.0% 32 28% / 72% 9% $67,521 77 —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 8 88% / 12% 12% $60,238 65 —
Computer Science 2.0% 4 75% / 25% 0% $79,968 88 —
Arts 1.5% 3 33% / 67% 33% $41,645 16 —
Education 1.5% 3 0% / 100% 0% $52,700 47 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,178 54 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 42% 42%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 43.6% 43.6% 2012 Acceptance: 31.7% 31.7% 2013 Acceptance: 34.3% 34.3% 2014 Acceptance: 47.9% 47.9% 2015 Acceptance: 47.5% 47.5% 2016 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4% 2017 Acceptance: 47.1% 47.1% 2018 Acceptance: 65.9% 65.9% 2019 Acceptance: 64.7% 64.7% 2020 Acceptance: 88.8% 88.8% 2021 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9% 2022 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0% 2023 Acceptance: 50.5% 50.5% 2024 Acceptance: 45.2% 45.2% 2011 Yield: 57.7% 57.7% 2012 Yield: 48.8% 48.8% 2013 Yield: 43.6% 43.6% 2014 Yield: 37.1% 37.1% 2015 Yield: 35.7% 35.7% 2016 Yield: 37.1% 37.1% 2017 Yield: 31.6% 31.6% 2018 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2019 Yield: 26.0% 26.0% 2020 Yield: 30.1% 30.1% 2021 Yield: 44.9% 44.9% 2022 Yield: 38.4% 38.4% 2023 Yield: 24.2% 24.2% 2024 Yield: 30.1% 30.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,814 1,814 2012 Applicants: 2,502 2,502 2013 Applicants: 2,728 2,728 2014 Applicants: 2,108 2,108 2015 Applicants: 1,992 1,992 2016 Applicants: 2,177 2,177 2017 Applicants: 2,473 2,473 2018 Applicants: 1,706 1,706 2019 Applicants: 1,775 1,775 2020 Applicants: 1,135 1,135 2021 Applicants: 881 881 2022 Applicants: 1,446 1,446 2023 Applicants: 2,370 2,370 2024 Applicants: 1,873 1,873 2011 Admitted: 790 790 2012 Admitted: 793 793 2013 Admitted: 937 937 2014 Admitted: 1,009 1,009 2015 Admitted: 946 946 2016 Admitted: 1,053 1,053 2017 Admitted: 1,164 1,164 2018 Admitted: 1,124 1,124 2019 Admitted: 1,149 1,149 2020 Admitted: 1,008 1,008 2021 Admitted: 633 633 2022 Admitted: 984 984 2023 Admitted: 1,197 1,197 2024 Admitted: 847 847 2011 Enrolled: 456 456 2012 Enrolled: 387 387 2013 Enrolled: 409 409 2014 Enrolled: 374 374 2015 Enrolled: 338 338 2016 Enrolled: 391 391 2017 Enrolled: 368 368 2018 Enrolled: 318 318 2019 Enrolled: 299 299 2020 Enrolled: 303 303 2021 Enrolled: 284 284 2022 Enrolled: 378 378 2023 Enrolled: 290 290 2024 Enrolled: 255 255

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 810 – 1020
SAT Math Range 400 – 510
SAT RW Range 410 – 510

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 790 790 2012 25th: 790 790 2013 25th: 810 810 2014 25th: 812 812 2015 25th: 790 790 2016 25th: 750 750 2017 25th: 890 890 2018 25th: 942 942 2019 25th: 853 853 2011 75th: 1013 1013 2012 75th: 1015 1015 2013 75th: 1023 1023 2014 75th: 1040 1040 2015 75th: 1040 1040 2016 75th: 1010 1010 2017 75th: 1100 1100 2018 75th: 1010 1010 2019 75th: 1108 1108

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2012 25th: 380 380 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 390 390 2015 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 360 360 2017 25th: 430 430 2018 25th: 532 532 2019 25th: 403 403 2011 75th: 493 493 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 510 510 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 490 490 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 530 530

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 422 422 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 410 410 2019 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 515 515 2013 75th: 513 513 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 440 440 2019 75th: 578 578

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.