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{{Short description|Public university in Edmond, Oklahoma, US}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Central Oklahoma
 | image                  = University of Central Oklahoma seal.svg
 | image_size             = 150
 | former_names           = {{collapsible list|
* Territorial Normal School (1890–1904)
* Central State Normal School (1904–1919)
* Central State Teachers College (1919–1939)
* Central State College (1939–1971)
* Central State University (1971–1991)
}}
 | motto                  = ''Ubi Motus Est'' ([[Latin]])
 | mottoeng               = Where Movement Is
 | established            = {{start date|1890|12|24}}
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | parent                 = [[Oklahoma State System of Higher Education|Oklahoma State System of Higher Education - Regional University System of Oklahoma]]
 | academic_affiliation   = [[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities|CUMU]]
 | endowment              = $32.81 million (2017)<ref>As of June 30, 2017. {{cite web |url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2017-Endowment-Market-Values-2.pdf |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY2016 to FY2017 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20180306015434/http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2017-Endowment-Market-Values-2.pdf |archive-date=March 6, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | president              = [[Todd Lamb (politician)|Todd Lamb]]
 | provost                = Charlotte Simmons
 | academic_staff         = 935<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty Demographics |url=https://bronchoanalytics.uco.edu/faculty-chars |website=Broncho Analytics |publisher=UCO |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
 | students               = 12,382<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrollment Overview |url=https://bronchoanalytics.uco.edu/enrollment |website=Broncho Analytics |publisher=UCO |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 10,857
 | postgrad               = 1,702
 | city                   = [[Edmond, Oklahoma|Edmond]]
 | state                  = Oklahoma
 | country                = United States
 | coor                   = {{coord|35|39|30|N|97|28|19|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]], {{convert|210|acre|km2}}
 | colors                 = {{college color list|team=Central Oklahoma Bronchos}}
 | athletics_nickname     = [[Central Oklahoma Bronchos|Bronchos]]
 | mascot                 = Buddy Broncho and Buck Broncho
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|The MIAA]]
 | website                = {{url|https://www.uco.edu/|uco.edu}}
 | logo                   = University central oklahoma logo.png
 | logo_size              = 250
}}

The '''University of Central Oklahoma''' ('''UCO''') is a [[public university]] in [[Edmond, Oklahoma]], United States. It is Oklahoma's third-largest university, with almost 13,000 students and about 430 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founded in 1890,<ref name="Uco.edu">{{cite web |url=http://www.uco.edu/about/history.asp |title=UCO: History of The University of Central Oklahoma |website=Uco.edu |access-date=August 23, 2014 |archive-date=November 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121171704/http://www.uco.edu/about/history.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> UCO was one of the first institutions of higher learning to be established in what became the state of [[Oklahoma]], making it one of the oldest [[universities]] in the southwest U.S. It is home to the American branch of the British [[Academy of Contemporary Music]] in downtown [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Weekend Edition Saturday |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111865566 |title=A Real-Life School Of Rock |publisher=NPR |date=August 15, 2009 |access-date=August 23, 2014 |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302063328/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111865566 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
The University of Central Oklahoma was founded on December 24, 1890, when the Territorial Legislature voted to establish the Territorial Normal School,<ref name="Uco.edu"/> making UCO the second oldest public institution in Oklahoma, the first being the University of Oklahoma, established December 19, 1890.  Classes were first held in November 1891.  By comparison, Oklahoma A&M College (now [[Oklahoma State University]]) held its first classes in December 1891 and the [[University of Oklahoma]] began its first classes in fall 1892.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://digital.library.okstate.edu/chronicles/v008/v008p094.html |title=Chronicles of Oklahoma |website=Digital.library.okstate.edu |date=March 1, 1930 |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308060544/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v008/v008p094.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=UN009 |title="University Of Central Oklahoma" |website=Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429152721/https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=UN009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= National register of historic places | url= http://www.visitedmondok.com/historicalplaces.htm | publisher= Edmond CVB | access-date= June 20, 2008 | archive-date= March 3, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220045/http://www.visitedmondok.com/historicalplaces.htm | url-status= live }}</ref>

The Territorial Legislature located the new school in Edmond, provided certain conditions were met. First, [[Oklahoma County]] had to donate $5,000 in bonds, and Edmond had to donate {{convert|40|acre|m2}} of land within one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) of the town; the land was eventually donated by [[Anton H. Classen]]. Ten of those acres had to be set aside for the new school. The remaining land had to be divided into lots which would be sold to raise money for the new school. On October 1, 1891 [[Richard Thatcher]] was elected the 1st President of Territorial Normal School of Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web| title=UCO Archives - University Time Line| url=http://library.uco.edu/archives/ucohistory/university-timeline.cfm| publisher=University of Central Oklahoma| access-date=May 14, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405072047/http://library.uco.edu/archives/ucohistory/university-timeline.cfm| archive-date=April 5, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The conditions all were met, with the city of Edmond donating an additional $2,000 in bonds. The first class, a group of 23 students, met for the first time November 1, 1891, in the Epworth League Room, located in the unfurnished First Methodist Church. A marker of Oklahoma granite was placed in 1915 near the original site by the Central Oklahoma Normal School Historical Society. It can be seen at Boulevard and Second Street.

[[Old North Tower, University of Central Oklahoma|Old North]] was the first building constructed in the summer of 1892 on the campus of what was then Territorial Normal School.  It was also the first building constructed in Oklahoma Territory for the purpose of higher education. Occupancy began January 3, 1893. The school first operated as a [[normal school]] with two years of college work and a complete preparatory school. In 1897, the first graduating class—two men and three women—received their Normal School [[diplomas]].<ref name="EOHC-UCO">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=UN009 Loughlin, Patricia."University of Central Oklahoma," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429152721/https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=UN009 |date=April 29, 2021 }} Retrieved February 23, 2014.</ref>

In 1904, Territorial Normal became Central State Normal School. On December 29, 1919, the State Board of Education passed a resolution making Central a four-year teachers’ college conferring bachelor's degrees. From 1901 until 1961, Central housed a laboratory school in which local elementary schoolchildren were schooled by Central's faculty and soon-to-be teaching graduates.

Two years later, the Class of 1921 had nine members, the first graduates to receive the four-year degrees. Two decades later, in 1939, the [[Oklahoma Legislature]] authorized the institution to grant both [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Science]] degrees. With the expanded offerings came a new name, Central State College.

{| class="wikitable floatleft"; style= "font-size:85%; text-align:center"
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Central Oklahoma Bronchos|color=white}};"| '''University name history''' <ref>{{cite web|title=UCO Archives|url=http://library.uco.edu/archives/ucohistory/university-names.cfm|publisher=University of Central Oklahoma|access-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720191817/http://library.uco.edu/archives/ucohistory/university-names.cfm|archive-date=July 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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! Years !! Name
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| 1890–1904 || Territorial Normal School of Oklahoma
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| 1904–1919 || Central State Normal School
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| 1919–1939 || Central State Teachers College
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| 1939–1971 || Central State College
|-
| 1971–1990 || Central State University
|-
| 1990–present || University of Central Oklahoma
|}

According to the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', the school was routinely affected by state politics. Presidents and sometimes faculty members, were changed with changes in state governors. In 1950, President Max W. Chambers banned solicitations of campaign donations from faculty members. This resulted in more stability of the school administration.<ref name="EOHC-UCO"/>

On March 11, 1941, Central State became part of a coordinated state system of post-secondary education overseen by the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education, and joined institutions with similar missions as a regional institution.

In 1954, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education gave Central permission to offer the Master of Teaching Degree, which became the [[Master of Education]] in 1969. In 1971, the college was authorized to grant the [[Master of Arts]] in English and the [[Master of Business Administration]] degrees.

On April 13, 1971, the state legislature officially changed the institution's name to Central State University. Old North Tower was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
On May 18, 1990, during the university's Centennial Year, legislation was passed changing the name to the University of Central Oklahoma, though many of the students still refer to the University as "Central", and many alumni as "Central State."<ref>{{cite web | title=History of The University of Central Oklahoma | url=http://www.uco.edu/about/history.asp | publisher=University of Central Oklahoma | access-date=March 23, 2015 | archive-date=November 21, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121171704/http://www.uco.edu/about/history.asp | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Motto and coat of arms ===
The University of Central Oklahoma’s official coat of arms was created in 1966, when yearbook student editor Dorthy Forbes wanted to feature the visual design in the 75th anniversary of the Central State University yearbook. When Forbes discovered there was no official coat of arms, four students serving on the yearbook staff, Donna Castle, Charles Tweed, Russ Lackey, and Forbes professionally designed a coat of arms and presented it to President Garland Godfrey, who approved the submission. Since then, the coat of arms has been featured on statues and other structures around Central’s campus, official Central stationery and graduation announcements, and is highlighted in the Office of the President.

The University of Central Oklahoma’s motto, featured on the coat of arms, is “Ubi Motus Est,” which translates to “Where Movement Is.” The students modeled the phrase after a popular television series in the 60s titled “[[Where the Action Is]].”<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=UCO: University Traditions |url=https://www.uco.edu/traditions |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.uco.edu}}</ref>

===Presidents===
{{Main|List of presidents of the University of Central Oklahoma}}
Since 1891, the University of Central Oklahoma has had 22 presidents and two acting presidents and one interim president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.uco.edu/archives/ucohistory/university-presidents.cfm|title=UCO Archives & Special Collections at Chambers Library|work=uco.edu|access-date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405083117/http://library.uco.edu/archives/ucohistory/university-presidents.cfm|archive-date=April 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* [[Richard Thatcher]] (1891–1893)
* George W. Winans (1893–1894)
* E.R. Williams (1894–1895)
* Edmund D. Murdaugh (1895–1901)
* Frederick H. Umholtz (1901–1906)
* [[Thomas W. Butcher]] (1906–1908)
* James A. McLaughlin (1908–1911)
* Charles Evans (1911–1916)
* Grant B. Grumbine (1916–1917)
* James W. Graves (1917–1919)
* John G. Michell (1919–1931)
* Malcom A. Beeson (1931–1935)
* Cliff R. Otto, ''Acting'' (1935)
* [[John O. Moseley]] (1935–1939)
* Roscoe R. Robinson (1939–1948)
* George P. Huckaby, ''Acting'' (1948)
* W. Max Chambers (1949–1960)
* Garland Godfrey (1960–1975)
* Bill J. Lillard (1975–1992)
* [[George Nigh]] (1992–1997)
* [[W. Roger Webb]] (1997–June 30, 2011)<ref>{{cite web |title=UCO Archives - UCO President Roger Webb announces retirement | date=January 19, 2011 |url=http://broncho2.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=10164 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720072955/http://broncho2.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=10164 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Don Betz]] (August 1, 2011 – June 30, 2019)
* Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar (July 1, 2019–January 2023)
* [[Andrew K. Benton]], ''Interim'' (January 2023–June 2023)
* [[Todd Lamb (politician)|Todd Lamb]] (2023–present)
{{div col end}}

==Academics==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: University of Central Oklahoma|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?206941-University-of-Central-Oklahoma|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=June 28, 2025 }}</ref>
|-
! Race and ethnicity
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|52|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|15|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|8|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]]/[[Alaska Native]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:yellow}}
|-
| [[International student]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
| Unknown
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:grey}} 
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|36|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|64|%|2||background:black}}
|}

[[File:Oldnorth4.JPG|thumb|right|Old North in 2008]]

The University of Central Oklahoma School of Music Jazz Division is the largest in the state and one of the largest in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.camd.uco.edu/music |title=School of Music: Overview |access-date=September 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119140723/http://www.camd.uco.edu/music/ |archive-date=January 19, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Schools and colleges===
UCO comprises six colleges, one institute, and three schools:
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* College of Fine Arts & Design
* College of Business
* College of Liberal Arts
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* College of Education and Professional Studies
* College of Mathematics and Science
* Forensic Science Institute
* Jackson College of Graduate Studies
* School of Design
* School of Engineering
* School of Music
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==UCO Jazz Lab==
The UCO Jazz Lab is home for the [[Jazz]] Studies Division of the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music. The Jazz Program was started in 1974 by Dr. Kent Kidwell. Since 1974, the Jazz program grew to what it is today.

The UCO Jazz Lab was built in 2001 with a stage, classrooms, Hideaway Pizza and the Jazz Lab [[Recording Studio]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UCO Jazz Lab Recording Studio |url=http://www.ucojazzlab.com/recording/index.html |publisher=University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab |access-date=May 11, 2008 |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207132207/http://ucojazzlab.com/recording/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The UCO Jazz Studies Division offers numerous performance ensembles.<ref>{{cite web |title=UCO Jazz Lab Education |url=http://www.ucojazzlab.com/education/index.html |publisher=University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab |access-date=April 19, 2008 |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228040648/http://ucojazzlab.com/education/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The School of Music currently offers an [[undergraduate]] Minor in Jazz Studies and a [[Master of Music]] in Jazz Studies with Majors either in Performance or Commercial Music Production. The UCO Jazz Lab also hosts the annual ''Recording Technology Workshop'' and the annual ''Guitar Techniques Workshop'' during the summer. The UCO Jazz Ensembles have received many awards. In 2008, The UCO Jazz Ensemble I revived the  "Outstanding University Jazz Ensemble" award at the 2006 and 2008 [[UNT]] Jazz Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=UCO Jazz Lab |url=http://ucojazzlab.com/ |publisher=University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab |access-date=April 16, 2008 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925231029/https://www.ucojazzlab.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1983 UCO's [[Dixieland]] band was ranked No.1 in the nation<ref>{{cite web|title=UCO Archive - Timeline |url=http://library.uco.edu/archives/page-files/university-time-line.asp |publisher=University of Central Oklahoma |access-date=May 13, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131135504/http://library.uco.edu/archives/page-files/university-time-line.asp |archive-date=January 31, 2009 }}</ref> and in 1975, UCO Jazz Ensemble I received top honors at the Wichita Jazz Festival and since then, all UCO Jazz Bands have participated in the event.

Since it opened, The Jazz Lab has won "Best Place for Live Music" multiple times in the Edmond Life & Leisure's Reader's Choice annual poll, and has been repeatedly won the award for The Best Live Music Venue in the [[Oklahoma Gazette]]'s Best of OKC readers' poll. The Jazz Lab has featured many famous performers including:
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* [[Wynton Marsalis]]
* [[Kenny Garrett]]
* [[George Winston]]
* [[Chris Botti]]
* [[Kenny Werner]]
* [[Christopher Cross]]
* [[Ann Hampton Callaway]]
* [[Steve Tyrell]]
* [[Miguel Zenon]]
* [[Diane Schuur]]
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* [[Pat Metheny]]
* [[Lynn Seaton]]
* [[Jane Monheit]]
* [[John Pizzarelli]]
* [[Boz Scaggs]]
* [[Maynard Ferguson]]
* [[Leon Russell]]
* [[Phil Woods]]
* [[Chick Corea]]
* [[Tierney Sutton]]
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In addition to featuring some of the biggest names in jazz, the UCO Jazz Lab features local and regional musicians from various genres every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

==UCentral Student Media==
[[UCentral]] is the student media network at the University of Central Oklahoma, featuring traditional media (television, radio, newspaper) and new media (web, netcasts, social networking) created by students majoring in professional media.

UCentral television programming is available online at ucentralmedia.com and in the city of Edmond, Oklahoma on [[Cox Cable]] digital channel 125.

The ''Vista'' newspaper, founded in 1903, is distributed free of charge on the UCO campus and designated off-campus locations and also available online at ucentralmedia.com. In 2025, the paper ceased.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Emma |date=2025-08-13 |title=UCO ends print publication of student newspaper • Oklahoma Voice |url=https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/08/13/uco-ends-print-publication-of-student-newspaper/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=Oklahoma Voice |language=en-US}}</ref>

The student radio station, [[UCentral Radio]] 99.3 [[Frequency modulation|FM]] was awarded an LPFM license by the FCC on September 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=196796 |title=KZUC-LP Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |access-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124226/http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=196796 |url-status=live }}</ref> The station's official call letters are KZUC-LP.

==Athletics==
{{Main|Central Oklahoma Bronchos}}

UCO participates in intercollegiate athletics in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] at the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level and is a member of the [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association]] (MIAA).<ref>{{cite news|last=Corbitt|first=Ken|newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]|title=Newcomers add strength to rugged MIAA|url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2012-08-23/newcomers-add-strength-rugged-miaa|date=August 23, 2012|access-date=September 7, 2012|archive-date=June 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621133352/http://cjonline.com/sports/2012-08-23/newcomers-add-strength-rugged-miaa|url-status=live}}</ref> The university joined the MIAA in 2012; prior to joining the conference, UCO was a member of the [[Lone Star Conference]] and was the largest school in the conference. In 2010, it applied to join the [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|MIAA]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Toppmeyer |first=Blake |url=http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/homepage/x41620181/Commentary-What-a-16-member-MIAA-would-mean |title=Commentary: What a 16-member MIAA would mean - Maryville, MO |publisher=Maryville Daily Forum |date=July 6, 2010 |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110714043806/http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/homepage/x41620181/Commentary-What-a-16-member-MIAA-would-mean |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> On July 30, 2010, the conference approved its application to join the conference beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Toppmeyer |first=Blake |url=http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/homepage/x84678274/MIAA-adds-2-more-on-horizon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714043950/http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/homepage/x84678274/MIAA-adds-2-more-on-horizon |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |title=MIAA adds 2, more on horizon - Maryville, MO |publisher=Maryville Daily Forum |access-date=August 2, 2010 }}</ref> Both men's and women's teams are nicknamed the '''Bronchos'''. UCO currently competes in [[baseball]], men's and women's [[basketball]], women's [[cross-country running|cross-country]] and [[track and field]], [[American football|football]], men's and women's [[golf]], women's [[football (soccer)|soccer]], [[softball]], women's [[tennis]], [[volleyball]], [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]], and women's [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]]. Their women's [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] team has been very successful in the past few years, winning back-to-back [[NCAA Division II Rowing Championship|NCAA DII Rowing Championships]] (2018-2022).

==Notable alumni and faculty==
{{Main|List of University of Central Oklahoma people}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://bronchosports.com/ Athletics website]
* {{College-navigator|206941}}

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