Oakland University and other public universities in Michigan are not within the national trend of lower tuition rates which have steadily declined over the past decade.

According to a 2024 College Board report on college pricing and student aid, over the decade between 2014-15 and 2024-25, the average inflation adjusted tuition and fees declined by 9% for public two-year in-district students, declined by 4% for public four-year in-state students, and increased by 4% for private nonprofit four-year students.

Oakland University is not within the national downward trend for tuition and fees, but they are ahead of the nation in other areas.

Since 2015, lower division rates that apply to freshmen and sophomores with fewer than 56 credits, have gone from $383.75/credit to $528.75 in 2024 — an increase of 31.7%.

Upper division rates, which apply to juniors and seniors with 56