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UCO Ranked as a Top Institution by The Wall Street Journal, Niche

Sept. 18, 2024

The University of Central Oklahoma has been named a top institution in America’s Best Colleges 2025 Wall Street Journal ranking, as well as Niche’s 2025 Best Colleges list.

In the Wall Street Journal’s list, in collaboration with Statista and College Pulse, Central improved its ranking for social mobility among the top 500 institutions in the country and is one of only five institutions ranked in Oklahoma. UCO was also the top-ranked public institution in Oklahoma for student experience. 

Additionally, UCO is ranked as a top university in the areas of graduate salary and best value, and it is part of the overall best colleges list. Rankings were based on various components, including student outcome and learning environment metrics.

In Niche’s 2025 Best Colleges list, UCO was named a top public university in Oklahoma, claiming the number four spot. The rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews. UCO was also ranked No. 110 out of 1,373 institutions on the Best College Campuses in America list.

Guided by the motto “ubi motus est,” which translates to “where movement is,” Central continues to evolve and grow, offering 119 undergraduate and 81 graduate programs to more than 12,000 students from its main campus in Edmond, Oklahoma, and facilities throughout the Oklahoma City metro.

UCO is now accepting applications for admission for the 2025-26 academic year. Incoming freshmen and transfer students will automatically be awarded academic scholarships, pending eligibility, with the submission of a completed online application and all admissions-related documents by Feb. 1, 2025. Students can apply online at apply.uco.edu.

For more information on America’s Best Colleges 2025 rankings, visit www.wsj.com/rankings/college-rankings/best-colleges-2025.

To view all of Central’s Niche rankings, visit www.niche.com/colleges/university-of-central-oklahoma.

For more information, visit www.uco.edu.

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Devan Wielgos

Devan Wielgos

Communications and Marketing Coordinator, UCO University Communications

Cutline: The University of Central Oklahoma has been named a top institution in two lists. In America’s Best Colleges 2025 Wall Street Journal ranking, Central is among the top 500 institutions in the country and is one of only five institutions ranked in Oklahoma. In Niche’s 2025 Best Colleges list, UCO was ranked fourth in Oklahoma for public universities and among the top in the nation for college campuses. Pictured are UCO students at a football game.

 

 

 

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About University of Central Oklahoma

The University of Central Oklahoma is a campus community in motion—leading, innovating and creating transformative learning opportunities that foster success for our students. As Oklahoma’s largest metropolitan university, we provide high-quality, nationally recognized programs that are always evolving and adapting to the needs of our students and the community. This commitment is rooted in our founding in 1890 as the state’s teacher’s college, training those who would educate the next generation of leaders and innovators. We remain dedicated to offering an accessible, affordable education, earning national accolades for social mobility, veterans’ outreach and first-generation student programs.

Guided by the motto “ubi motus est” – which translates to “where movement is” – the university continues to evolve and grow, offering 119 undergraduate and 81 graduate programs to our more than 12,000 students from our main campus in Edmond, Oklahoma, and facilities throughout the Oklahoma City metro. Our colors were the first adopted of any university in the state, and our Bronze and Blue symbolize our greatest strengths—the illumination of new ideas and the endless expanse of a clear sky above. At UCO, anything is possible.

The university is governed by the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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