Illinois State vs Oakland
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Illinois State UniversityNormal, ILCompass Score: Good · Top 38%BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MICompass Score: Good · Top 45%
At a glance
- Illinois State has the higher graduation rate: 65% against 58% at Oakland.
- For families earning $48,001 to $75,000, Oakland has the lower price after aid: $6,711 a year, against $16,348 at Illinois State.
- Oakland has the lower average price after aid: $9,120 a year, against $19,398 at Illinois State.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 38%
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 45%
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 40%
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 44%
Value
B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 26%
AValue: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 9%
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Normal, IL
Rochester Hills, MI
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
20,989
15,922
Sports
NCAA Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA Division I · Horizon League
Admission
Admission rate
88%
88%
Average SAT
1113
1120
ACT middle 50%
21–27
Not reported
Outcomes
Graduation rate
65%
58%
First-year retention
81%
78%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$62,117
$58,612
Median debt
$20,482
$22,750
Cost
Average price after aid
$19,398
$9,120
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$11,568
$4,422
$30,001–$48,000
$12,301
$4,560
$48,001–$75,000
$16,348
$6,711
$75,001–$110,000
$23,865
$11,874
Over $110,000
$28,224
$19,217
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Computer science $111,099
- Computing and information science $98,382
- Management information systems $95,120
- Insurance $94,124
- Construction Management $91,017
- Industrial Engineering $102,222
- Electrical engineering $99,967
- Mechanical engineering $97,444
- Computer engineering $95,843
- Computing and information science $90,737
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.