About Oakland Univeristy

Rochester is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census. It is a northern suburb in Metro Detroit located 20 miles north of the city of Detroit.

Rochester was the first European concurrence in Oakland County taking into consideration it was founded in 1818. It became share of the Avon Township in 1835 and incorporated as an autonomous city in 1967. It is mostly in the company of the city of Rochester Hills and along with borders Shelby Township to the east.