ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Students attending Oakland university next year will start paying more for housing and tuition after a recent budget vote by trustees.
The university trustees approved a budget for the 2025-2026 school year that included a 9% increase in on-campus housing after a two-year freeze. The new annual room rate is $11,261 for a double room, up from $10,662.
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The $318 million budget also includes tuition increases for all undergraduate and graduate students. Medical school tuition is also increasing, though not as high.
The full-time tuition rate for in-state undergraduate lower division students is $552.50 per credit hour, an increase of 4.5%.
The full-time tuition rate for in-state graduate students is $951.50 per credit hour, an increase of 3.9%.
Tuition for medical school students will pay an average $61,483, an increase of 2%.
Total tuition increases are expected to raise $13 million in additional revenue for the university.
The budget also includes incremental expenditures of $10 million for salaries and benefits.
Also, in the new budget is $1.6 million dedicated to the Strategic Vision 2030 initiative, which looks to create a “clear vision and direction to fortify and develop Oakland University during the next five years.
“It has been my charge as president to provide our students with an accessible, affordable and world-class education that serves as a catalyst for upward mobility and opportunity,” said Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz in a press release. “And we will continue to do that for the upcoming school year and into the future.”