Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Oklahoma State University-Stillwater, also called OSU, is a coeducational, public research university located in Stillwater, Oklahoma-- approximately 60 miles from the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metropolitan areas.

OSU was founded in 1890 under the name Oklahoma Territorial Agricultural and Mechanical College. When the first students assembled for class on December 14, 1891, there were no buildings, no books, and no curriculum.

In 1907, the college was renamed Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1957, the College finally received its present name.

The main campus stretches over more than 1480 acres of urban land. Technical branches were established in Okmulgee in 1946 and in Oklahoma City in 1961. (In 1990 these branches were renamed OSU-Okmulgee and OSU-Oklahoma City.)

In July 1988, the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery became the College of Osteopathic Medicine of OSU.

The university has an enrollment of approximately 26,000 students on its four campuses.

OSU offers bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees in a large number of fields, as well as the professional Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees. Specialist in Education degrees are also offered in selected fields.

OSU encompasses the following schools and colleges:

• Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
• Arts and Sciences
• Education
• Engineering, Architecture, and Technology
• Human Environmental Sciences
• William S. Spears School of Business
• Veterinary Health Sciences
• Graduate College
• Honors College

OSU has been recognized as one of the America's Best College Buys in the annual U.S. New & World Report 2009 ranking. The Princeton Review has named the university one of the best higher-educational institutions in the western United States.

The university is home to many fraternities and sororities, most of which are nearly 100 years old. Four Councils, Panhellenic, Interfraternity, National Pan-Hellenic, and Multicultural manage the fraternities and sororities.

OSU offers a 2-million-volume library and many cultural events. The athletic teams are known as the Cowboys and Cowgirls.

Prominent alumni include oil tycoon and billionaire philanthropist T. Boone Pickens, country singers Garth Brooks and Hoyt Axton; U.S. Senator Tom Coburn; former acting Surgeon General of the United States Robert A. Whitney; legal scholar Anita Hill; OSU wrestling head coach John Smith; OSU football head coach Mike Gundy; and former OSU basketball coaches Eddie Sutton and Sean Sutton. The Cowboys have produced several NBA players, including Desmond Mason of the Oklahoma City Thunder; Tony Allen of the Boston Celtics; Joey Graham of the Denver Nuggets; Jameson Curry of the Chicago Bulls; and former New York Knicks guard John Starks. Retired NFL players Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas also attended OSU.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in animal science and care, business and management, agricultural science and management, conservation and resource management, engineering, hospitality, and family and social work.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 22,995 in 2009-2010 (19,328 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 49% of enrolled students, graduate students are 51%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 0%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Oklahoma State provides on-campus housing for 6,517 of its 19,328 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big Twelve Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 46 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 27 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Oklahoma State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (175 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agricultural Communication/Journalism
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agriculture
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (150 awarded)

• Agricultural Animal Breeding
• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (46 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (48 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,258 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• Financial Planning and Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (87 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (78 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Forestry

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (14 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (411 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technical Teacher Education
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (513 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (130 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (365 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Housing and Human Environments
• Human Development and Family Studies

HOSPITALITY (102 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (38 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Horticultural Science
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Soil Science and Agronomy
• Soil Sciences

LAW (1 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (541 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Cartography
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (34 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (179 awarded)

• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (56 awarded)

• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (49 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (90 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Pre-Veterinary Studies
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (18 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (66 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (341 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Entomology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Microbiology
• Natural Sciences
• Optics/Optical Sciences
• Parasitology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (56 awarded)

• Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician
• Fire Services Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (181 awarded)

• Psychology
• School Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (63 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations