Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL
University Website: https://www2.oakwood.edu/Apply Online: https://my.oakwood.edu/ICS/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.
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Oakwood University College Scholarships
Tampax Flow It Forward ScholarshipProcter & Gamble |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline August 19, 2024 |
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CDW Legacy Excellence Program ScholarshipCDW |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Nevada-UNCF ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award Up to $2,500 |
deadline August 05, 2024 |
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TMCF Lockheed Martin ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $1,500 |
deadline December 06, 2024 |
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Annie Ibok ScholarshipHBCU EXCELLENCE |
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award $1,000 |
deadline July 31, 2024 |
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Feeder School ScholarshipMississippi College School of Law |
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award 100% of tuition |
deadline Varies |
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San Diego HBCU ScholarshipRestore, Uplift & Hope |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Denny's Hungry for Education ScholarshipDenny's |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Christopher Lamont Cosper ScholarshipChristopher Lamont Cosper Foundation, Inc. |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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UNCF General ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award Varies |
deadline March 31, 2025 |