University of Oklahoma

City:  | Norman, Oklahoma
Type:  | Public
Sports:  | baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling[1]
Colors:  | red, white
Mascot:  | Sooners
Website:  | http://www.ou.edu/

The University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma. It was established in 1890 and the first students enrolled in 1892. As of fall 2006 the university had 29,721 students and 2,789 Faculty. The Princeton Review ranks OU among the Top 10 public universities in the nation in terms of academic excellence and cost for students. The school offers 160 master's programs, 152 bachelor's programs, 20 majors at the first professional level, and 75 doctorate programs. It was ranked the #10 school in PC Magazine's Top 20 Wired Colleges.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Athletics
* 2 University Presidents
* 3 Notes
* 4 References

## Athletics[edit]

OU is best known for its football program, which has had the most wins since World War II and has won seven national titles. It has produced six Heisman Trophy winners and holds the longest winning streak of any program (47).

It is also a powerhouse in men's gymnastics (eleven titles), women's gymnastics (since 2014 it has won three of the four national titles), and women's softball (since 2013 it has won three of the five national titles along with the 2000 title).

## University Presidents[edit]

Name/Years Served  David Ross Boyd  | 1892–1908

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A. Grant Evans  | 1908–1911
Stratton D. Brooks  | 1912–1923
James S. Buchanan:  | 1924–1925
William Bennett Bizzell  | 1926–1941
Joseph A. Brandt  | 1941–1943
George Lynn Cross  | 1943–1968
John Herbert Hollomon  | 1968–1970
Paul F. Sharp  | 1971–1977
William S. Banowsky  | 1978–1984
Frank E. Horton  | 1985–1988
Richard Van Horn  | 1989–1993
David Boren  | 1994–present

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/
2. ↑ #10 University of Oklahoma (English). PC Magazine.

## References[edit]

* University of Oklahoma
* Visit OU
* University Enrollment

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