Motto | Latin: Civi et Reipublicae |
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Motto in English
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For the benefit of the Citizen and the State |
Type |
Flagship Public Space-grant |
Established | 1890 |
Affiliation | Board of Regents of The University of Oklahoma |
Academic affiliations
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Endowment | $1.520 billion (2016) |
President | David L. Boren |
Provost | Kyle Harper |
Academic staff
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2,937 |
Students | 31,250 (Fall 2016) |
Undergraduates | 22,455 (Fall 2016) |
Postgraduates | 6,193 (Fall 2016) |
Location | Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Campus |
Suburban 3,000 acres (12.1 km2) |
Colors |
Crimson and Cream |
Nickname | Sooners |
Mascots | Boomer and Sooner |
Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I – Big 12 |
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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National | |
ARWU | NR |
Forbes | 199 |
U.S. News & World Report | 111 |
Washington Monthly | 85 |
Global | |
ARWU | NR |
QS | 461-470 |
U.S. News & World Report | 319 |
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. In Fall 2016 the university had 31,250 students enrolled, most located at its main campus in Norman. Employing nearly 3,000 faculty members, the school offers 152 baccalaureate programs, 160 master's programs, 75 doctorate programs, and 20 majors at the first professional level.David Lyle Boren, a former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor, has served as the university's president since 1994.
The school is ranked first among public universities in enrollment of National Merit Scholars and among the top ten in the graduation of Rhodes Scholars. PC Magazine and the Princeton Review rated it one of the "20 Most Wired Colleges" in both 2006 and 2008, while the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a research university with "very high research activity." Located on its Norman campus are two prominent museums, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, specializing in French Impressionism and Native American artwork, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, specializing in the natural history of Oklahoma.