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University of Oklahoma - Norman

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Norman, OK
Population 1,100,000
Website https://www.ou.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,496
Men / Women 48% / 52%
White 52%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 10%
Asian 6%
Black 6%
Native American 4%
International 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 32%
Business & Economics 27%
Engineering, Computing & Math 15%
Life & Natural Sciences 15%
Arts 5%
Education 5%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,797
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,377
Est. In-State Cost $12,673
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,415
10-Year ROI $185,000
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,023 (89th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (88th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $28M #59
Life & Natural Sciences $298M #67
Engineering, Computing & Math $90M #71
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 296 #73
Engineering, Computing & Math 57 #94
Life & Natural Sciences 53 #306

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,500 (12%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 63%
SAT Range 1,140 – 1,330
ACT Range 23 – 29

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Architecture 29 66% / 34% 3% $74,503
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 19 — 74% / 26% 0% —
Architecture 10 — 50% / 50% 10% $74,503
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 1,960 40% / 60% 3% $75,010
Artificial Intelligence
Astronomy
Astrophysics 6 — 67% / 33% 17% —
Computer Science 129 — 83% / 17% 7% $153,018
Information Science/Studies 27 +1 67% / 33% 7% —
Mathematics 32 +2 66% / 34% 0% —
Physics 4 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Biochemistry 23 — 43% / 57% 9% $70,852
Botany 4 — 25% / 75% 0% —
Chemistry 44 — 39% / 61% 2% $78,502
Health and Exercise Science 175 — 31% / 69% 2% $65,507
Microbiology 37 — 30% / 70% 8% $74,764
Public Health 96 — 24% / 76% 4% $94,647
Zoology 214 — 37% / 63% 1% $72,836
Economics 52 +3 67% / 33% 13% $86,381
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $132,920
African American Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 20% $44,922
American Indian/Native American Studies 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $44,922
Anthropology 32 +1 22% / 78% 3% $55,240
Arabic 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Chinese 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Classical Languages 10 — 30% / 70% 0% —
English 20 +3 40% / 60% 15% $54,334
French 3 — 33% / 67% 0% —
German 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% —
History 37 +1 62% / 38% 0% $58,200
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $58,200
Humanities 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $70,989
Interdisciplinary Studies 145 — 51% / 49% 3% $66,259
Italian 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Japanese 6 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities 81 +1 37% / 63% 2% $70,989
Linguistics 6 — 33% / 67% 0% —
Philosophy 10 +1 60% / 40% 10% —
Political Science 85 +1 51% / 49% 0% —
Psychology 306 +5 23% / 77% 1% $60,814
Religion/Religious Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Russian 5 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Science, Technology and Society 8 — 25% / 75% 0% —
Social Work 45 — 7% / 93% 0% $61,100
Sociology 101 +6 27% / 73% 2% $59,947
Spanish 15 +1 47% / 53% 0% —
Sustainability Studies 33 — 52% / 48% 0% —
Women's Studies 6 +4 0% / 100% 0% $44,922
General Education 115 — 47% / 53% 0% $70,989
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences 162 72% / 28% 1% $63,664
Environmental Studies 15 +1 33% / 67% 0% $62,244
Meteorology 42 +1 69% / 31% 0% $62,849
Environmental Science and Policy 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $62,244
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 11 — 91% / 9% 0% $68,482
Geography 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $68,482
Geography and Environmental Studies 25 — 48% / 52% 0% —
Aviation 62 — 87% / 13% 3% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of International Studies 41 37% / 63% 2% $88,050
International Studies 41 +2 37% / 63% 2% $88,050
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Gallogly College of Engineering 469 76% / 24% 9% $107,028
Aerospace Engineering 44 — 73% / 27% 2% —
Architectural Engineering 20 — 70% / 30% 5% —
Biomedical Engineering 51 — 51% / 49% 10% —
Chemical Engineering 30 — 63% / 37% 17% $102,951
Civil Engineering 33 — 76% / 24% 6% $100,197
Computer Engineering 32 — 88% / 12% 16% —
Electrical Engineering 71 — 90% / 10% 1% $107,634
Engineering Physics 4 — 75% / 25% 0% —
Environmental Engineering 8 — 25% / 75% 12% —
Industrial Engineering 42 — 64% / 36% 7% $117,253
Mechanical Engineering 108 — 85% / 15% 11% $104,068
Petroleum Engineering 26 — 88% / 12% 23% $114,535
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication 382 34% / 66% 1% $65,633
Advertising 70 — 27% / 73% 0% $66,872
Broadcast Journalism 62 — 53% / 47% 3% $65,092
Communication 81 — 37% / 63% 1% $66,109
Journalism 169 — 28% / 72% 1% $65,092
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education 137 20% / 80% 1% $58,921
Early Childhood Education 31 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,408
Elementary Education 33 — 6% / 94% 3% $60,408
English Education 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,412
Language and Drama Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,412
Mathematics Teacher Education 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,412
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,412
Social Studies Teacher Education 17 — 41% / 59% 0% $57,412
Special Education 10 — 10% / 90% 0% —
Music Education 25 — 36% / 64% 0% $57,412
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy 14 100% / 0% 21%
Geophysics and Seismology 5 — 100% / 0% 60% —
Geosciences 9 — 100% / 0% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Michael F. Price College of Business 1,218 63% / 37% 2% $93,659
Accounting 163 +22 56% / 44% 3% $102,633
Business Administration 24 +3 38% / 62% 8% $156,802
Business/Managerial Economics 37 +5 62% / 38% 3% —
Finance 221 +39 81% / 19% 2% $99,555
Human Resources Management and Services 37 — 32% / 68% 3% $74,939
Management 258 +36 66% / 34% 2% $74,939
Management Information Systems 120 +34 78% / 22% 8% $114,407
Marketing 265 +72 45% / 55% 1% $94,153
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 43 — 49% / 51% 0% $66,130
Public Administration 9 +1 67% / 33% 0% $71,997
Construction Management 41 — 98% / 2% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts 162 31% / 69% 1% $41,123
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,536
Dance 18 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Design and Visual Communications 16 — 19% / 81% 0% —
Film Studies 22 — 64% / 36% 0% $40,355
Interior Design 24 — 8% / 92% 0% —
Music 18 — 61% / 39% 0% $50,658
Musical Theatre 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $32,218
Studio Art 22 — 27% / 73% 0% $46,536
Theatre 24 — 38% / 62% 4% $32,218

Rankings

Engineering, Computing & Math

It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Dinosaur Juice
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
Oil AND Gold
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Read the Slides
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Fossil Hunters
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Lab Partners
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Sample Slingers

Business & Economics

It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
Local News Anchors