"Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (also referred to informally as Oklahoma State, O-State and OSU) is a land-grant, sun-grant,coeducational public research university located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act. Originally known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M), it is the flagship institution of the Oklahoma State University System. Official enrollment for the fall 2010 semester system-wide was 35,073, with 21,149 students enrolled at OSU-Stillwater.[4]OSU is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a "High Research Activity campus".[5]
Oklahoma State University is listed by the Princeton Review as one of 120 “Best Western Colleges” for 2011, and as one of 50 "Best Value Colleges – Public" for 2010.[6] It is ranked by U.S. News & World Report No. 66 among "Top Public Schools:National Universities" and No. 132 among all National Universities for 2011.[7] For 2009–10,
Kiplinger listed OSU among its "100 Best Values in Public Education," with an in-state ranking of No. 91 and an out-of-state ranking of No. 93.[8]
The Oklahoma State Cowboys' athletic heritage includes 50 national championships, a total greater than all but 3 NCAA Division I schools in the United States, and first in the Big 12 Conference.[9] OSU's Homecoming celebration, begun in 1913, draws more than 40,000 alumni and over 70,000 participants each year to campus and is billed by the university as "America's Greatest Homecoming Celebration." [10]"
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_State_University
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