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Oakwood University

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Huntsville, Alabama 35896

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Data last updated: August 29, 2026

51%Admit rate
$23,384Avg net price
49%Grad in 4 yrs
1,253Undergrads

Known for biology — close-knit campus

Oakwood University is a private institution in Huntsville with particular strength in biology and health sciences.

A small campus of 1.3K undergraduates with a 10:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

49% of students graduate within four years, and graduates earn a median of $42,488 a decade after enrollment. Net price after aid averages $23,384.

Established
1896
Motto
Education, Excellence, Eternity
Mascot
The Ambassador
Type
Private, HBCU
Conference
National Association of
Division
Division I
51%
Acceptance
—
SAT Avg
1,253
Undergrads
10:1
Student : Faculty
49%
Grad Rate (4yr)
$42,488
Earnings 10yr
$23,384
Avg Net Price

More About This School

Varsity Sports — Ambassadors and

BasketballBasketball championshipsBasketball championshipDivision i

History & Fun Facts

  • •In January 1896, the committee bought for $6,700 the 360-acre (1.
  • •That same year, Oakwood University was founded as Oakwood Industrial School in Huntsville, Alabama, under the authority of the General Conference.
  • •Classes commenced in November 1896 with 16 students enrolled.
  • •Solon Marquis Jacobs served as the school's first principal beginning in 1896 and, in 1917, James Irving Beardsley was appointed the first president.
  • •Prior to 1917, the school was renamed Huntsville Training School and Oakwood Manual Training School before it became Oakwood Junior College.

Source: Wikipedia

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