Oklahoma City University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Oklahoma City University, also referred to as OCU, was established in 1904. This university is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and enrolls more than 3,000 students each year. OCU achieved the 23rd rank among universities offering Master’s degree in the West region. There are various schools and colleges under the university including:

• Kramer School of Nursing
• Meinders School of Business
• Oklahoma City University School of Law
• Petree College of Arts and Sciences
• Wimberly School of Religion and Graduate Theological Center

The students of OCU have access to an impressive Greek Life enriched with fraternities and sororities including Alpha Chi Omega, Lambda Chi Alpha, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Phi. There are over 100 student organizations hosted by the university.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, drama and performing arts, law, business and management, and computer science and engineering.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,884 in 2009-2010 (2,994 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 55% of enrolled students, graduate students are 31%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Oklahoma City University provides on-campus housing for 1,288 of its 2,994 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Sooner Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 85 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 63 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Oklahoma City University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (7 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (317 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Finance
• International Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (45 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (53 awarded)

• Acting
• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (73 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

LAW (168 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (182 awarded)

• Chinese Language and Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (14 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Health and Medical Administrative Services

MUSIC (71 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (110 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biophysics
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (14 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (17 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology