Oklahoma State University
The Code calls. How will you answer?
Why OSU?
Ranked No. 1 for Best College and Most Affordable in Oklahoma (Research.com, 2026), OSU is a place that’s big on opportunity and making a difference. There are countless reasons to join the Cowboy family, and we can't wait to welcome you to campus so you can make meaningful connections and build your future.
Top 50 Public Universities in America
No. 4 in the nation for experiential learning
No. 4 Top Online College in America
Highly ranked for United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
Life on Campus
OSU stands not only as a bastion of academic excellence but also as a cultivator of character and tradition. With these interviews, we embark on a journey to uncover the stories of students, teachers and faculty members who have embraced the Cowboy Code as a guiding philosophy in their daily lives.
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News
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Ussery brings global genomics expertise to OSU College of Veterinary Medicine Dec 5 Dr. Dave Ussery, a leading bioinformatician with more than three decades of experience in microbial genomics, joined the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2025. Ussery serves as a professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences and as director of the Interdisciplinary Network for Tracking Emerging Risks, Analytics, and Comparative Translational genomics (INTERACT). In this role, he helps advance OSU’s One Health mission by connecting clinicians, scientists and industry partners to address complex biological and medical challenges.
OSU FST receives grant for new mobile fire lab for Advanced Fire Behavior course Dec 5 FST’s Advanced Fire Behavior course, which has been taught for 15 years, will soon be enhanced thanks to an Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency of more than $196,000 to purchase a new mobile fire lab.
Every Cowboy Answers The Call
In everything we make, do and say, we’re answering a call: to unlock possibilities, unleash ambitions and turn big dreams into great deeds. At Oklahoma State University, your gift is more than generosity, it’s groundbreaking and sky-scraping, changing Cowboys’ lives for good.