Factbook 2011-2012 - University of Central Oklahoma

"CENTRAL" BY ANY OTHER NAME
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma became a State in 1907, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education came into existence
in 1941. In the early years of the Institution student headcount was annualized but since about 1910 it reflects
Fall figures. There have been six name changes since UCO was founded, and the following chart represents
the status of the institution at the time of those changes, as well as of the current year.
Territorial
Normal
School
of
Oklahoma
Central
State
Normal
School
Central
State
Teachers
College
Central
State
College
Central
State
University
University
of
Central
Oklahoma
UCO
Today
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1891 1904 1919 1939 1971 1991 2011
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Student
Enrollment 25 400 517 1,047 10,678 15,014 17,239
Number of
Degree
Programs
Offered 1 1 19 44 82 81 96
Number of
Full Time
Faculty 1 26 40 75 335 362 455
Number of
Buildings 1 2 4 10 39 42 52
Budget $6,000 $5,594 $98,360 $172,054 $10,557,529 $43,080,000 $143,818,006
Prepared by the Office of Institutional Research
L:\Inst Research\Major Processes\Factbook\To Be Updated\TIMELINE; 1/2012
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