The University of Central Oklahoma exists to provide excellent undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education to enable students to achieve their intellectual, professional, personal, and creative potential.
UCO must also contribute to the intellectual, cultural, economic, and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.
The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a four year coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 16,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founded in 1890 as the Territorial Normal School, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Oklahoma.
Today, The University of Central Oklahoma is the oldest institution of higher learning in Oklahoma, dating back to Dec. 24, 1890, when the Territorial Legislature voted to establish the Territorial Normal School.
The Territorial Legislature located the new school in Edmond, provided certain conditions were met. First, Oklahoma County had to donate $5,000 in bonds, and Edmond had to donate 40 acres of land within one mile of the town, the land was eventually donated by Anton Classen. Ten of those acres had to be set aside for the new school. The remaining land had to be divided into lots that would be sold to raise money for the new school. On Oct. 1, 1891 Richard Thatcher was elected the 1st President of Territorial Normal School of Oklahoma.
The conditions all were met, with the city of Edmond donating an additional $2,000 in bonds. The first class, a group of 23 students, met for the first time Nov. 1, 1891, in the Epworth League Room, located in the unfurnished First Methodist Church. A marker of Oklahoma granite was placed in 1915 near the original site by the Central Oklahoma Normal School Historical Society. It can be seen at Boulevard and Second Street.
While Oklahoma's upper educational institutions, OU, OSU and UCO, were all founded by legislation in 1890, the first of these three institutions to open for classes was the Normal School for Teachers(UCO). Old North Tower was the first building constructed in the summer of 1892 on the campus of what was then Territorial Normal School. Occupancy began Jan. 3, 1893. The school first operated as a normal school with two years of college work and a complete preparatory school. In 1897, the first graduating class — two men and three women — received their Normal School diplomas.
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| Percent of Students International: | 8% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 15% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Lone Star Conference) Basketball (Lone Star Conference) Baseball (Lone Star Conference) Track (Lone Star Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 3,618 | $ 8,628 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,811 | $ 5,010 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 807 | $ 807 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 1,401 | 36% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 842 | 28% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 759 | 37% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 1,659 | 43% | |
Any Aid: |
85% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 95% (Selective) |
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| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 91% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 19, Verbal: 19, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 24, Math: 23 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Recommended |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
