Oklahoma State University is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act. Originally known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, it is the flagship institution of the Oklahoma State University System. Enrollment for the fall 2019 semester system was 24,071, with 20,024 undergraduates and 4,017 graduate students. OSU is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls have won 52 national championships, a total greater than all but three NCAA Division I schools in the United States and all other universities in the Big 12 Conference. Students spend part of the fall semester preparing for OSU's Homecoming celebration, begun in 1913, which 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."
| Type | Public flagship land-grant research university |
| Established | December 25, 1890 |
| Parent institution | OSU System |
| Academic affiliation | APLU, ORAU, Space-grant, Sun-grant national participant |
| Endowment | $756.5 million (2019) |
| President | V. Burns Hargis |
| Academic staff | 1,337 (2019) |
| Students | 24,041 (2019) |
| Undergraduates | 20,024 (2019) |
| Postgraduates | 4,017 (2019) |
| Campus | Small city, 1,489 acres on the Stillwater campus |
| Colors | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Pistol Pete |
| Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Big 12 |
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Known for both its academics and athletics, the university is based in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It is a sun grant research university that enrolls over 20,000 students annually.
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The school was founded as Oklahoma Territorial Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) College. The university had multiple name changes before becoming Oklahoma State University in 1957.
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