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The university's Edmon Low Library is one of the top 100 academic researchlibraries and houses nearly 4 million volumes
Originally known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M), Oklahoma State University is the flagship institution of the Oklahoma State University System. Founded in 1890, the university sits in thevery heart of the United States — Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State University System (OSU) isclassified as “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity.”
OSU holds institutional accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission, HLC. Recognized by The Wall Street Journal as a top 45 school whose graduates rank highest with recruiters, Oklahoma State University also been named a 2017 Best College Value by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance for the 14th time since 2000 and has ranked among the top 75 Best Values in Public Colleges for providing an outstanding education at a greatprice.
According to the U.S. News and World Report, the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) at the university is ranked among the top50 public university engineering programmes, and its architecture program isranked among the nation’s top 20 by DesignIntelligence. The university offers online programmes to undergraduate, graduate as well as international students all over the world. Currently, it offers about 87 majors and more than 200 options in them and 110 minors to go with the majors. Some of the undergraduate majors offered at the university include Accounting, Agribusiness, Music, Microbiology, Philosophy, and Economics, etc.
The institute offers84 graduate degrees in art, business, education, and more. Some of the master’s programs available atthe university include Mass Communication, Plant Biology, Computer Science, Creative Writing, and Public Health and Political Science. Oklahoma State University boasts more thanjust a world-class university. Having ranked in the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the US, taking 10th place in the Happiest Colleges in America in 2018, and voted the Most Beautiful Campus in Oklahoma in 2018 according to Southern Living, OSU is the perfect place to call your home away from home. It maintains an excellent academic record and receives applications from aspirants of all 50 States and more than 100+countries around the world.
Listed as the most affordable college in Oklahomaby College Affordability Guide. The university’s Edmon Low Library is one of the top 100 academic researchlibraries and houses nearly 4 million volumes. Oklahoma State University is one of the top Public universities in Stillwater, United States. It is ranked #751-800 in QSGlobal World University Rankings 2021. Oklahoma State University is ranked #187 in National Universities. According to Niche Rankings, Oklahoma State University Ranks #13 of 140 in Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences in America; #31 of 219 of best Colleges for Information Technology in America; and#48 of 131 in Best Big Colleges in America. Some of the prominent alumni include oiltycoon and billionaire philanthropist T. Boone Pickens; actor James Marsden; “thefather of the personal computer” Ed Roberts; country singers Garth Brooksand Hoyt Axton; former Prime Minister of South Korea Nam Duck-woo; Anita Hill –American Lawyer; Mary Fallin – Former Governor of Oklahoma; Barry Sanders – American Football Player.
