Oakland University Boasts Record Enrollment

Rochester-based Oakland University has a record 20,711 students enrolled for the 2015-2016 academic year.

This is the 17th consecutive year of enrollment growth, and represents a 200-student increase over the 2014-2015 academic year.

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“Oakland’s steady enrollment growth over the past 17 years reflects the university’s focus on delivering high quality academic programs at an affordable cost,” OU President George W. Hynd said in a statement. “As students and families look for value in today’s competitive higher education market, Oakland continues to position itself as a first-choice institution in the state and across the region.”

In addition, the OU Honors College welcomed its largest-ever freshman class of 315 students. The group is remarkable not only because of its size, but also because of its strong academic profile, the university said. Nearly 40 percent of its members are Presidential Scholars — students who achieved at least a 3.9 GPA and an ACT score of 31 or above while in high school.