Oakland University
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| Motto | Seguir virtute e canoscenza (Italian) |
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Motto in English
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Seek virtue and knowledge |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| Endowment | $84 million |
| President | George W. Hynd |
| Students | 20,169 (Fall 2013) |
| Undergraduates | 16,594 (Fall 2013) |
| Postgraduates | 3,575 (Fall 2013) |
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Campus is in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills Mailing address: 201 Meadow Brook Rd. Rochester, Michigan, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban; 1,443 acres (5.8 km2) |
| Colors | Black & Gold |
| Nickname | Golden Grizzlies |
| Website | www |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 529 |
| Washington Monthly | 271 |
Oakland University (OU) is a public university located in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Situated on a 1,443-acre (5.84 km2) campus, it was co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which the school derives its name, and it serves much of the Metro Detroit region. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified OU as a Doctoral Research University.
Oakland University was initially under the banner of Michigan State University as Michigan State University–Oakland, or MSU-O. It opened in 1959 with 570 students and three buildings. In 1963, it became known as Oakland University.
The university's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Golden Grizzlies. They are members of the Horizon League.
In 1908, John Francis Dodge and his wife Matilda purchased a farmhouse and 320 acres (130 ha) of land known as Meadow Brook Farms, located in central Oakland County. Matilda inherited John's fortune upon his death in 1920 and soon remarried to a lumber baron, Alfred G. Wilson. The couple then built Meadow Brook Hall on the land between 1926 and 1929.
Oakland University was created in 1957 when Matilda Dodge Wilson and her second husband, Alfred Wilson, donated their 1,443-acre (5.84 km2) estate to Michigan State University, including Meadow Brook Hall, Sunset Terrace and all the estate's other buildings and collections, along with $2 million. Main campus buildings were completed on Squirrel Road in Pontiac Township (now the city of Auburn Hills). Originally known as Michigan State University–Oakland, the university enrolled its first students in 1959 and was renamed Oakland University in 1963.
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