Where Movement Is

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.
Thank you to the UCO Max Chambers Library Archives and Special Collections for the historical photos used in this video.