
Oakwood University
University Website: www.oakwood.edu
Apply Online: https://my.oakwood.edu/ics/Admissions/Admissions_Homepage.jnz?portlet=Apply_For_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.
Fast Facts
- Private not for profit, Four or more years
- students
- $13,838.00 avg tuition
7000 Adventist Blvd NW
Huntsville,
AL
35896
(256) 726-7000
Apply online
Admissions:
www.oakwood.edu/admissions
Financial Aid:
www.oakwood.edu/services/financia..
Areas of Study:
- Biological And Biomedical Sciences
- Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
- Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
- Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
- Education
- English Language And Literature/Letters
- Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
- Health Professions And Related Programs
- History
- Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
- Mathematics And Statistics
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
- Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Public Administration And Social Service Professions
- Social Sciences
- Theology And Religious Vocations
- Visual And Performing Arts
Oakwood University Scholarships
Name | Amount | Deadline |
---|---|---|
Department of Defense (DoD) Scholarship | $15,000 | April 30, 2018 |
Joshua David Gardner Memorial Scholarship | $2,000 | April 30, 2018 |
Schools Near Oakwood University
Name | Distance |
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University of Alabama in Huntsville | 2.7mi |
Huntsville Bible College | 3.8mi |
J F Drake State Technical College | 5.1mi |
Virginia College-Huntsville | 5.4mi |
Alabama A & M University | 5.6mi |
Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville | 7.3mi |
ITT Technical Institute–Madison | 8.1mi |
Athens State University | 17.6mi |
John C Calhoun State Community College | 17.8mi |
Fayetteville College of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences | 27.9mi |
Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski | 35.9mi |
Martin Methodist College | 37.3mi |
New Beginning College of Cosmetology | 43.3mi |
Northeast Alabama Community College | 45.1mi |
Motlow State Community College | 46.8mi |
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