The University and Community

Oklahoma State University was founded in 1890. As a major comprehensive university, OSU's main campus in Stillwater has approximately 20,000 students enrolled in eight separate colleges, including about 4,500 in the Graduate College. The University offers doctorate degrees in 46 areas, master's degrees in 65, and bachelor's degrees in 85 major fields.

OSU is a land-grant institution and enjoys extensive land holdings; the main campus covers 415 acres, and another 20,000 acres are nearby in the attractive Lake Carl Blackwell area. Approximately 200 buildings are on our unusually beautiful campus, with buildings constructed in a uniform Georgian architectural style. The University is continually expanding these excellent facilities, and recent additions are the $38 million Noble Research Center for Agriculture and Renewable Natural Resources, and the $35 million Advanced Technology Research Center. Both buildings are located adjacent to the Chemical Engineering facilities.

Also adjacent to Chemical Engineering is the Edmon Low Library, which contains more than 5.3 million books, documents and microforms. The library subscribes to 16,000 journals and magazines. The science and engineering collection occupies one-and-one-half floors and has an excellent selection of chemical engineering-related materials.

The University offers a wide variety of cultural and entertainment opportunities. Internationally known artists perform regularly at the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts and at the annual Orange Peel, and exhibitions by prominent artists are held in the Bartlett Art Center. In addition, OSU has one of the top intercollegiate sports programs in the nation. Our athletes have won 40 NCAA team championships and 136 individual championships. A multitude of other sports activities are available through an extensive intramural sports program. OSU's Student Union is one of the best in the nation, offering restaurants, a hotel, a post office, a variety of shops, and meeting and recreational facilities.

OSU is located in Stillwater, an attractive and friendly community of approximately 40,000 people located in north central Oklahoma. Stillwater was recently ranked as one of the safest cities in the nation, and it enjoys the high quality of life typical of University settings. At the same time, the major cities of Tulsa and Oklahoma City are each only about an hour's drive away.

Oklahoma's weather is characterized by warm summers, moderate winters, with beautiful spring and fall seasons. Bicyclists, golfers, tennis players and others can pursue their sports year round. Two large lakes, just fifteen minutes from Stillwater, provide a wide range of outdoor activities, including boating, camping, fishing and water skiing.

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