Real costs by school · Rochester Hills, MI · Public
At Oakland University, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $11,874 per year — the published cost of attendance is $25,182. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $4,422 / yr | $18,639 |
| $30–48k | $4,560 / yr | $19,220 |
| $48–75k | $6,711 / yr | $28,287 |
| $75–110k | $11,874 / yr | $50,049 |
| Over $110k | $19,217 / yr | $81,000 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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Run Oakland University for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between Oakland University's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $13,308 a year — a 53% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 2nd lowest of the 6 Michigan schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $58,612 10 years out — roughly 1.2× the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
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