Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL
University Website: https://www2.oakwood.edu/Apply Online: https://my.oakwood.edu/ICS/Admissions/
Oakwood University is a private university located in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. It is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A group of College constituents made the decision on December 2, 2007, to change the school's name from Oakwood College to Oakwood University.
Oakwood University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Department of Education of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to award the associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. The first master's degree offered by the University was the Master of Pastoral Studies Degree (January 2008). The first graduate students were conferred degrees on May 9, 2009. Oakwood also conferred its first honorary doctorate on May 9, 2009, to Wintley Phipps, internationally renowned musician and the 2009 Commencement speaker. Oakwood University has been a member institution of the United Negro College Fund since 1964.
The University has performed well in external rankings, having listed among the Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the Southern Region (#31) and #28 on the list of Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities by the U.S. News & World Report, tied with Alabama A&M University (also in Huntsville) and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The University is also listed on a regular basis among the top 20 institutions of higher learning that provide African-Americans to medical schools.
Oakwood University owns and operates the Christian radio station WJOU 90.1 FM, formerly WOCG.
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Oakwood University College Scholarships
Platinum Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $16,250 |
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DescriptionThe Platinum Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 3.9 combined with a minimum ACT/SAT score of 26/1260 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Premier 2 Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $12,000 |
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DescriptionThe Premier 2 Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 3.75 combined with a minimum ACT/SAT score of 22/1120 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Prestige 2 Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $10,000 |
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DescriptionThe Prestige 2 Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 3.5 combined with a minimum ACT/SAT score of 20/1033 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Soaring Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $9,500 |
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DescriptionThe Soaring Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 3.75 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Striving Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $7,500 |
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DescriptionThe Striving Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Achievement 2 Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $6,000 |
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DescriptionThe Achievement 2 Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 3.0 combined with a minimum ACT/SAT score of 18/946 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Forward Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $5,000 |
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DescriptionThe Forward Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Challenge Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $2,500 |
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DescriptionThe Challenge Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Recruitment Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award $1,500 |
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DescriptionThe Recruitment Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have a minimum GPA of 2.0 and are enrolled on a full-time basis. View Scholarship Details |
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Presidential Scholarship - Oakwood UniversityOakwood University |
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award Up to $1,875 |
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DescriptionThe Presidential Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Oakwood University who have are enrolled on a full-time basis and were ranked as Valedictorian or Salutatorian of their high school graduating class. View Scholarship Details |
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