University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma

Motto	Latin: Civi et Reipublicae
Motto in English	For the benefit of the Citizen and the State
Type	Flagship Public Space-grant
Established	1890 (1890)
Affiliation	Board of Regents of The University of Oklahoma
Academic affiliations	URA APLU ORAU SURA
Endowment	$1.520 billion (2016)
President	David L. Boren
Provost	Kyle Harper
Academic staff	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	NCAA Division I – Big 12
Website	www.ou.edu

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.