The
University of Oklahoma (
OU) is a
coeducational public research university located in
Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in
Oklahoma Territory near
Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its main campus in Norman. Employing nearly 3,000 faculty members, the school offers 152
baccalaureate programs, 160
master's programs, 75
doctorate programs, and 20 majors at the first professional level.
David Lyle Boren, a former
U.S. Senator and
Oklahoma Governor, has served as the university's president since 1994.