Type:
Independent Seventh-day Adventist, Coed
Setting:
1200-acre campus
Degrees Offered:
Associate and Bachelor's
Entrance Difficulty:
Minimally difficult , 55% of applicants were admitted
Application Deadlines:
rolling (freshmen), rolling (transfers)
Admissions Contact:
Mr. Fred Pullins
Director of Enrollment Management
Oakwood College
7000 Adventist Boulevard
NW
Huntsville
AL 35896
256-726-7354
800-358-3978
256-726-7154
Students:
Student Life
Housing on-campus residence required for freshman year
Options men-only, women-only
Activities student-run newspaper, radio station, choral group, United Student Movement
Most popular organizations United Student Movement
Campus security 24-hour patrols, student patrols, late-night transport/escort service
Student Services health clinic, personal/psychological counseling
Undergrad Information:
1,778 undergraduate students, 57% women, 43% men, 5% transferred in
Minority Breakdown
85% African American, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% Hispanic American, 0.3% Native American
International Population
11% representing 22 other countries
Housing Info
68% live on campus
Freshman:
Freshman
Admission
847 applied;
464 admitted;
399 enrolled
Average high school GPA 2.97
Test Scores
SAT verbal scores over 500 43%
SAT math scores over 500 35%
ACT scores over 18 55%
SAT verbal scores over 600 12%
SAT math scores over 600 7%
ACT scores over 24 13%
SAT verbal scores over 700 1%
SAT math scores over 700 1%
Faculty:
Faculty
total 161
full-time 63% full-time
Student/faculty ratio 14 1
Programs:
Academic Programs
special study options academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement credit, double majors, honors programs, internships, off-campus study, part-time degree program, study abroad
Unusual degree programs 3-2 engineering with Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
School Calendar semesters
Student Life:
Student Life
Housing on-campus residence required for freshman year
Options men-only, women-only
Activities student-run newspaper, radio station, choral group, United Student Movement
Most popular organizations United Student Movement
Campus security 24-hour patrols, student patrols, late-night transport/escort service
Student Services health clinic, personal/psychological counseling
Endowment:
Facilities/Endowment
Main Library Name Eva B. Dykes Library
Collection 128,000 titles;
610 serial subscriptions;
5,135 audiovisual materials
Financial Aid:
Financial Aid
Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2001, 1,422 applied for aid, 1,422 were judged to have need, 131 had their need fully met
Average percent of need met 77%
Average financial aid package $6500
Average need-based loan $4500
Average need-based gift aid $2500
Average non-need-based aid $2000
Average indebtedness upon graduation $15,000
Applying:
Applying
Options common application, early action, deferred entrance
Application fee $20
Required high school transcript, letters of recommendation
Application deadline rolling (freshmen), rolling (transfers)
Notification 4/15 (early action)
