OU Info for Sooner-Bound Texans

OU information for

SOONER-BOUND TEXANS

DID YOU KNOW?

Texas students choose OU because of our impeccable quality, ideal size (just around 23,000 undergraduate students), affordability, and because we are close to home. Known for its academic excellence, rich traditions and a strong sense of community, OU provides all the benefits of a major research institution with the atmosphere of a much smaller institution.

OVER 50%

of 2025 incoming OU students

graduated high school outside the

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state of Oklahoma.

LOCATION The University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma, just 30 minutes south of Oklahoma City and 35 minutes from the Will Rogers World Airport. See the distance from

NEARLY 1 IN 3

students in OU’s

freshman class are from the great state of Texas!

OU from many major Texas cities:

OVER 10,000

Oklahoma City: 30 min; 22 mi

Texas students

applied to OU last year. That’s over

Amarillo: 4:16 hrs; 280 mi

40% of our total applications!

Dallas/Ft Worth: 3:10 hrs; 187 mi

Lubbock: 6 hrs; 399 mi

Austin: 5:56 hrs; 372 mi 1:21 hrs (direct) San Antonio: 7:14 hrs; 451 mi 1:20 hrs (direct) Corpus Christi: 9:08 hrs; 589 mi 3:15 hrs (with layover)

OVER 80%

Waco: 4:22 hrs; 272 mi

of Texas students who applied

were admitted to the University of Oklahoma last year.

Houston: 6:42 hrs; 428 mi 1:26 hrs (direct)

Just a few miles up Interstate 35 from OU’s Norman campus, Oklahoma City overflows with opportunity. Whether you are visiting our state’s largest city

#1

#2

#9

#9

Best big city to live

Lowest cost of living in the country

Cities with the best street art collections

Job creation across the country

GOBanking Rates, 2025

USA Today, 2024

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024

for the weekend or starting your career, OKC delivers with varied arts and entertainment, a strong job market and industry success. Explore more of what OKC offers at go2.ou.edu/okc.

U.S. News & World Report, 2025

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ATTEND OU? “Wait, I heard Texas residents get in-state tuition at OU. Is that true?”

Direct Cost Estimate For Non-Residents Tuition/Fees*

$33,255

Housing & Food**

$15,798

Books & Supplies

$800

TOTAL

$49,853

Unfortunately, no. We love our Texas students, but as a state, tax-supported institution, we must give preference in tuition pricing to residents of the state of Oklahoma. To help offset the higher cost of attendance, our automatically awarded academic scholarship awards for non-resident students have a higher dollar value. If you believe your circumstances may qualify you for in-state tuition, you can review the policy and apply for in-state classification at go2.ou.edu/residency.

Here are a couple of tips on how to get the best financial assistance possible:

EXPLORE OU

1. Look into OU scholarships. We offer a variety of scholarships to help offset the investment

We’d love to show you our campus!

in an OU education, including academic awards ranging from $20,000 to $68,000 or more. For the fall 2025 incoming class, over 90% of freshmen received a scholarship from the Office of Admissions and Recruitment. To see non-resident scholarship opportunities, visit go2.ou.edu/ scholarships-nonresfreshman. Scholarships are also available for incoming transfer students. Learn more at go2.ou.edu/scholarships-nonrestransfer.

During your visit, you’ll hear about OU from staff, tour campus with a current OU student, and see our state-of-the-art facilities.

Visit tour.ou.edu to learn more

2. Apply for outside scholarships. Apply for scholarships from a variety of organizations.

and schedule your tour, or visit

Look into opportunities through local banks, chambers of commerce, Rotary clubs, Lion’s clubs,

go2.ou.edu/virtual-tour for a

community foundations, sports teams, churches, etc.

360-degree view of OU’s campus.

3. Submit the FAFSA. Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.gov. Completing the FAFSA allows you to receive consideration for state and federal financial aid, including loans, grants and work study opportunities.

*This estimate includes 30 credit hours, per hour fees, departmental program and tech fees. A number of public institutions report annual cost based on minimum full-time enrollment (24 credit hours). Mandatory fees include: semester fees, academic facility and life safety, special event, activity, assessment, network connectivity, student facility, library, security services, transit, health, cultural, records and academic advising fees.

Students can check ou.edu/go2/npc to access our net price calculator. All costs are based on 2025-26 estimates and are subject to change. **These costs reflect the estimated average for incoming first-year students living on campus. For other housing options cost estimates, please visit ou.edu/admissions/costs.

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT Jump-start your OU career with concurrent/dual enrollment courses!

OU offers online classes and testoptional admissions for concurrent classes. Learn more and begin your application at ou.edu/ce.

WILL MY CREDITS TRANSFER?

MEET YOUR OU REP We have OU representatives assigned to every high school and college in Texas. Get in touch with your OU admissions counselor at go2.ou.edu/rep and contact our office at: (405) 325-2151 (call)

admissions@ou.edu

(405) 292-4665 (text)

@go2ou

The UNIVERSITY of OKLAHOMA

To review how your dual credit and other college courses may transfer to OU, see our transfer equivalency table at go2.ou.edu/transfercredits.

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