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OU Fast Facts
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Updated May 2, 2013

Enrollment
  • 19,740 (16,190 undergraduate, 3,550 graduate) as of fall 2012
Academic Programs
  • 139 baccalaureate degree programs
  • 125 graduate degree and certificate programs 
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
  • 22 to 1 
Faculty with Doctoral/ Terminal Degrees
  • 93 percent 
Class Size
  • Fewer than 35 students per undergraduate course 
Academic Calendar
  • Two 15-week semesters (September-December and January-April)
  • One 15-week summer semester with additional sessions of eight weeks or less (May-August) 
Research
  • Two new OU records: $35 million total research expenditures; $18 million federal awards for FY10
Employment Rate
  • More than 82% percent of OU graduates are employed within six months of graduation
ACT Scores and GPA
  • The average high school GPA for entering freshmen is 3.3.
  • The average ACT score for entering freshmen is 22.5. 
Alumni
  • More than 94,000 alumni  with 73 percent living in Michigan
Kresge Library
  • Includes 747,000 volumes, 1.1 million microfiche and more than 100 computers
Campus Highlights
  • 1,443 acres of wooded hills and meadows
  • 48 major buildings
  • Five co-ed residence halls including the Scholars Tower, Pre-Nursing Hall and Pre-Business Hall
  • Six student apartment buildings
  • High-tech business and technology building (Elliott Hall)
  • State-of-the-art Recreation and Athletics Center
  • Everything on west campus within a 10-minute walk
  • Accessible to individuals with disabilities
  • Lighted walkways and emergency blue-light phones
  • OU Art Gallery, Meadow Brook Hall, Meadow Brook Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival
  • Close to Pontiac Silverdome, the Palace of Auburn Hills, Great Lakes Crossing and downtown Rochester 
Student Activities
  • More than 200 student organizations including 12 with Greek affiliations
  • An active student government 
Division I Athletics
Men's varsity sports: 
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Swimming and Diving
Track and Field
  
Women's varsity sports:
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming and Diving
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball 

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