Plays, musicals, and dance productions are presented in the striking 700-seat Rupel J. Jones Theatre on campus. The newly constructed Catlett Music Center, hosts internationally known artists as well as the University Symphonic Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and other musical groups. Museum buffs will enjoy the newly finished Oklahoma Museum of National History, the largest associated with any state university, which houses over 5 million items in its collection. The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, established in 1936, has a diverse collection of nearly 6000 objects that includes distinguished works in American painting after 1945, photographs, graphic arts, Oceanic art, ceramics, and Native American painting. OU is famous for its intercollegiate sports featuring Big XII football in the Fall and basketball in the Winter, and baseball in the Spring.
Students receive special rates on all sports tickets.
For amateur athletes, OU's intramurals and recreational programs are among the most varied and progressive in the Big Eight.