Oklahoma's flagship public research university, founded 1890, with three campuses, 170+ programs, 36,500+ students and over $470m in annual research expenditures.
The University of Oklahoma is the state's flagship public research university, founded in 1890 - 17 years before Oklahoma achieved statehood. It enrolls more than 36,500 students, drawn from over 125 countries, and offers more than 170 academic programs across three campuses: the main campus in Norman, a campus in Tulsa, and the Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City.
Research is central to the institution's work. It holds an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation and reports annual research expenditures of over $470m. Technical and scholarly activity spans scientific research, health sciences and biomedical research, NIH-funded research, and academic scholarship. The Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City carries nationally recognised research activity, placing in the Top 100 of the Blue Ridge rankings for NIH funding.
Its mission is set out in the strategic plan 'Lead On, University', which commits the university to student success, academic excellence and service to society. The institution describes its environment as combining the atmosphere of a private college with the resources of a major public research university, and it serves as a statewide intellectual and cultural anchor across Oklahoma.
Staff and faculty work across higher education, scientific research and health sciences and healthcare education, in Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
