University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma

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Motto	Civi et reipublicae (Latin)
Motto in English	For the citizen and for the state
Type	Flagship Public Space-grant
Established	1890
Endowment	$1.2 billion[1]
President	Joseph Harroz Jr.
Provost	Nancy L. Mergler
OU Board of Regents	Leslie Rainbolt-Forbes, Chairwoman[2]
Academic staff	2,937[3][4]
Students	30,303[5]
Undergraduates	20,892
Postgraduates	9,411
Address	660 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK, 73019 , Norman , Oklahoma , United States
Campus	Suburban 3,000 acres (12.1 km2) including north research park
Colors	Crimson & Cream[6]
Nickname	Sooners
Affiliations	Southeastern Conference
Mascot	Boomer and Sooner
Website	OU.edu

The University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a public university in the Norman, Oklahoma, United States. It has about 27,000 students enrolled, and it was started in 1890. Joseph Harroz Jr. is president of the university.

1. ↑ As of end of FY 2011. "University of Oklahoma Foundation". Current Value Reference. OU Foundation. Archived from the original (html) on August 24, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
2. ↑ Hall, Ben. "OU Board of Regents elects new chairwoman, vice chairman". OU Daily. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
3. ↑ "Employees by Campus, Fall 2003–2007". 2008 OU Factbook. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
4. ↑ This number only includes the main (Norman) and Health Sciences Campuses; numbers for the Tulsa campus were not available. Also, the number only include full-time and part-time faculty and does not include Graduate Assistants.
5. ↑ "University of Oklahoma". The College Board. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
6. ↑ Crimson: Pantone 201(#B30838); Cream: Pantone 468(#EEE1C5) "OU Web Media Relations Packet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2012-11-16.