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Oklahoma State University–Tulsa, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, is the newest institution of the Oklahoma State University System. It was previously the University Center at Tulsa until it became OSU-Tulsa on January 1, 1999. OSU-Tulsa is unique in the fact that it is not recognized as its own entity, but rather an extension of the main Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU-Tulsa works in conjunction with the main OSU campus and Tulsa Community College to provide freshman and sophomore-level courses, enabling students to complete a four-year undergraduate course of study. Pamela Martin Fry was named the institution's third president and first female president in 2019.
History
As Tulsa lacked a four-year public university, the Tulsa Development Authority opened the University Center at Tulsa (UCAT) in 1986 on land north of Interstate 244. Specializing in graduate programs, UCAT was a collaborative venture between Langston University, Northeastern State University, the University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State University. In 1996, UCAT was renamed Rogers University. Oklahoma State University–Tulsa officially opened on January 1, 1999.