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University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, University of Central Oklahoma is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 12,554 students in fall 2024, including 10,777 undergraduates and 1,777 graduate students.

University of Central Oklahoma offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 158 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, General Studies, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 2,766 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

12,554
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
2,766
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
158
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 158

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 14
Health Professions 9
Education 33
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 6
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Visual and Performing Arts 22
Psychology 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Communication and Journalism 5
Engineering 6
Social Sciences 7
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
English Language and Literature 5
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 6
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences 3
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Communications Technologies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
48%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
2,047
Associate degrees
27
Master's degrees
583
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
43
Postbaccalaureate certificates
62
Post-master's certificates
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
12,554
Undergraduates, fall 2024
10,777
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,777
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
14,431
Undergraduates, 2024-25
12,441
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,990
Full-time, 2024-25
68%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
12%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
President
Todd G. Lamb
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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