The University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degree-granting research university serving the educational, cultural and economic needs of the state, region and nation. Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, the university has 18 colleges offering 134 bachelor's degrees, 82 master's degrees, 51 doctoral degrees, four graduate certificates, and one professional degree.
OU enrolls almost 27,000 students on campuses in Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa and has approximately 1,830 full-time faculty members.