Oakland University

Oakland University was created in 1957 when the late Alfred and Matilda Wilson donated $2 million and their 1,500-acre estate to Michigan State University to start a new college in Oakland County. Named Michigan State University – Oakland, the college enrolled its first students in 1959. The name changed to Oakland University in 1963. In 1970, the Michigan Legislature recognized the maturity and stature of Oakland University by granting it autonomy, and Michigan’s governor appointed Oakland’s first Board of Trustees.

With 129 baccalaureate degree programs and 99 graduate degree and certificate programs, Oakland provides a learner-centered education with flexible class schedules and increased facilities, student services, classroom technologies, labs, internships, co-ops and research opportunities with corporate partners.

Rated one of the country’s 82 doctoral/research universities by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Oakland University offers students opportunities to work directly on research projects with expert faculty who bring current knowledge right to the classroom.

Leveraging our location in the heart of Oakland County’s Automation Alley, Oakland has forged hundreds of partnerships with hospitals, Fortune 500 companies, cities, government agencies, and educational institutions.

Oakland University completed its first-ever comprehensive campaign by surpassing its $110 million goal one year ahead of schedule. Gifts from alumni and donors are impacting the lives of OU students and faculty through faculty chairs and professorships, more than 35 research and academic program endowments, dozens of student scholarship endowments, and building and laboratory additions and enhancements. Thousands of new donors were brought to Oakland through the campaign with nearly 2,000 new alumni donors providing support for their alma mater. More than 900 OU employees and retirees contributed to the campaign.

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

• Applied Health Sciences
• Biomedical Diagnostic & Therapeutic Sciences
• Exercise Science
• Health Sciences
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Physical Therapy
• Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention

Graduate Programs

• Master of Science in Safety Management

Colleges and Schools

• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Nursing
• School of Business Administration
• School of Education and Human Services
• School of Engineering and Computer Science

Centers & Institutes

• Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding
• Center for Biomedical Research
• Center for Creative and Collaborative Computing
• Center for Integrated Business Research and Education (CIBRE)
• Center for Robotics and Advanced Automation
• Eye Research Institute
• Fastening and Joining Research Institute
• Lowry Center for Early Childhood Education
• Nanotech Research & Development Institute
• OU Center for Autism Research, Education and Support
• Pawley Learning Institute
• Product Development and Manufacturing Center
• Public Affairs Research Laboratory

Contact Details
Oakland University
2200 N. Squirrel Road,
Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401
(248) 370-2100
Official Website: http://www.oakland.edu/