Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With 3,579,212 residents in 2006, it is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state by land area. Its name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people," and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed from Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, it was the 46th state to enter the union. Its people are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
State Universities:
Cameron University - Lawton, Oklahoma
East Central University - Ada, Oklahoma
Langston University - Langston, Oklahoma
Northeastern State University - Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Northeastern State University - Broken Arrow - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Northwestern Oklahoma State University - Alva, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle State University - Goodwell, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Stillwater, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Tulsa - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Center for Health Sciences - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Rogers State University - Claremore, Oklahoma
Southeastern Oklahoma State University - Durant, Oklahoma
Southwestern Oklahoma State University - Weatherford, Oklahoma
University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma - Norman, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma - Tulsa - Tulsa, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma - Chickasha, Oklahoma
State Colleges:
Carl Albert State College - Poteau, Oklahoma
Connors State College - Warner, Oklahoma
Eastern Oklahoma State College - Wilburton, Oklahoma
Murray State College - Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College - Miami, Oklahoma
Northern Oklahoma College - Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Community College - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Okmulgee - Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Redlands Community College - El Reno, Oklahoma
Rose State College - Midwest City, Oklahoma
Seminole State College - Seminole, Oklahoma
Tulsa Community College - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Western Oklahoma State College - Altus, Oklahoma
Independent Colleges and Universities
Private Liberal Arts Colleges:
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Bacone College - Muskogee, Oklahoma
Other Colleges and Universities:
American Christian College & Seminary - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Family of Faith College - Shawnee, Oklahoma
Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College - Moore, Oklahoma
Mid-America Christian University - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist University - Shawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Christian University - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Wesleyan University - Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Oral Roberts University - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Phillips Theological Seminary - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Saint Gregory's University - Shawnee, Oklahoma
Southern Nazarene University - Bethany, Oklahoma
Southwestern Christian University - Bethany, Oklahoma
Spartan School of Aeronautics - Tulsa, Oklahoma
University of Tulsa - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma has minor league professional sports teams in basketball, football, arena football, baseball, soccer, and hockey, located in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid, and Lawton. Minor league baseball at the AAA and AA levels, hockey in the Central Hockey League, and arena football in the AF2 league are hosted by Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Oklahoma City also hosts the Oklahoma City Lightning playing in the National Women's Football Association, and Tulsa serves as the base for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League and the Tulsa Revolution, playing in the American Indoor Soccer League. Enid and Lawton host professional basketball teams in the USBL and the ABA.
Oklahoma's centennial celebration was named the top event in the United States for 2007 by the American Bus Association, and consists of multiple celebrations ending with the 100th anniversary of statehood on November 16, 2007. Annual ethnic festivals and events take place throughout the state, and include festivals in Scottish, Italian, Vietnamese, Irish, Native American, and African American communities depicting cultural heritage or traditions. During a 10-day run in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma State Fair attracts close to one million people, and large pow-wows, Asian festivals, and Juneteenth celebrations are held in the city each year. The Tulsa State Fair attracts over one million people during its 10-day run, and the city's Mayfest festival entertained more than 375,000 people in four days during 2007. In 2006, Tulsa's Oktoberfest was named one of the top 10 in the world by USA Today and one of the top German food festivals in the nation by Bon Appetit magazine.
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