University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Location and Contact Information
660 Parrington OvalNorman, OK 73019-3072
USA
Main Tel: (405) 325-0311
Web Site
The campus is in a small suburb.
Overview
Founded in 1890, the University of Oklahoma, or UO, is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Norman campus enrolls more than 19,000 undergraduate students and over 6,000 graduate students every semester.
The university is home to a number of colleges, which include:
- The College of Arts & Sciences
- The Price College of Business
- The College of Engineering
- The College of Education
- The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
- The Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts
- The Law School
- The College of Architecture
The Princeton Review ranks OU in the top 10 in the nation in terms of academic excellence and cost for students. The university ranks first in the Big 12 and at the top in the country in international agreements with universities around the world--with 174 student exchange programs.
Since 1994, research and sponsored program expenditures more than doubled. Fiscal year 2009's expenditures were more than $277 million.
Set to open in 2010, the OU Cancer Institute is on track to become the state's first and only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center.
The university is home to the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, often referred to as the "American Nobel." Twenty-seven Neustadt laureates, candidates and jurors have won the Nobel Prize in the past 39 years.
OU's athletic teams play in Division I-A and received the CHAMPS award for preparing student athletes for life.
Alumni who have excelled at the collegiate and professional levels in sports include Lee Roy Selmon; Roy Williams; Tommie Harris; Billy Sims; Wayman Tisdale; Joe Washington, Matthew Lane; Anthony Kim, Jake Hager, Danny Hodge, and Jonathan Horton. Other famous alumni include OU President David Boren; current Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry; Shuttle astronaut Shannon Lucid; Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise; Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Steven W. Taylor; mutual fund manager Michael F. Price; 2006 Miss America Jennifer Berry; Stacey Dales, former WNBA player and ESPN commentator; Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen; and actors Van Heflin, Dennis Weaver, and James Garner.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in media, liberal arts, music, and science.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- High male/female ratio.
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.
- Weekend study is an option.
- Part-time classes are available.
- ROTC.
- Athlete financial aid is awarded.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 7,483 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 17,464 |
| Room | $ 4,160 |
| Board | $ 3,438 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,016 |
| Other | $ 3,693 |
Financial Aid
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 82% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 82% | $6,743 |
| Institutional Grant | 67% | $4,101 |
| Federal Grant | 26% | $4,060 |
| Pell Grant | 19% | $3,401 |
| Other Federal Grant | 18% | $2,296 |
| State or Local Grant | 47% | $3,721 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 45% | $5,167 |
| Federal Loan | 39% | $4,787 |
| Other Loan | 7% | $7,414 |
(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Colorado at Boulder | Boulder, CO | 32,469 |
| 2 | Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington, IN | 40,354 |
| 3 | The University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | 30,410 |
| 4 | University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia, MO | 30,130 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park, PA | 44,406 |
| 6 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | 19,194 |
| 7 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | 11,633 |
| 8 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | 23,573 |
| 9 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 29,152 |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA | 26,359 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 3,862 | 100 |
| Master | 1,645 | 76 |
| Doctorate | 204 | 56 |
| First-professional degree | 156 | 1 |
| Post-master's certificate | 5 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 657 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 245 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 465 |
Students
Student enrollment was 26,140 in 2009-2010 (21,568 full-time equivalent).
About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.
Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students, graduate students are 27%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.
Students under 25 years old represent 70% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 75% Women 80% All 78%
SAT Test Scores:
SAT Middle 50% Verbal 510-640 Math 530-660
Room and Board
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus provides on-campus housing for 5,970 of its 21,568 (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, 218 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 141 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .
International Study
About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.
International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.
Graduate School Focus
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).
The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
- Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Environmental Design/Architecture
- Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
ART STUDIES
- Art/Art Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Finance
- Human Resources Development
- Human Resources Management and Services
- Knowledge Management
- Management Information Systems
- Management Science
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Organizational Behavior Studies
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Information Science/Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Science
DESIGN
- Interior Design
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Educational/Instructional Media Design
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Foreign Language Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Reading Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
ENGINEERING
- Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
- Public Administration
- Social Work
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LAW
- Law (LLB, JD)
LIBERAL ARTS
- African-American/Black Studies
- American Indian/Native American Studies
- Anthropology
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- European Studies/Civilization
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- International/Global Studies
- Italian Language and Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Library Science/Librarianship
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Language and Literature
- Russian Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics
MEDIA
- Advertising
- Broadcast Journalism
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Journalism
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
MEDICINE
- Neuroscience
MUSIC
- Music Pedagogy
- Music Performance
- Music
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
- Film/Cinema Studies
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Construction Management
- Real Estate
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Chemistry
- Evolutionary Biology
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Geology/Earth Science
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Meteorology
- Microbiology
- Natural Sciences
- Physics
- Zoology/Animal Biology
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
- Counseling Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Psychology
- School Psychology
TRANSPORTATION
- Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology