After Oakland University: graduation, pay and debt
Rochester Hills, Michigan · Public · 12,351 undergrads
57% of Oakland University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $63,565 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$63.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
57%
finish within six years.
34%
finish in four years.
78%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
53%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
34%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
57%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
78%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
53%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
60%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
2,420
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
58%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,623
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,750
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$63,565
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,787
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,484
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
53%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers