Oklahoma Christian University (OC) is a private comprehensive coeducational Christian liberal arts university founded in 1950 by members of the Churches of Christ. Oklahoma Christian University is located on a 240-acre (0.97 km2) campus in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Enrollment for the fall 2011 semester numbered 2,194, which included 1,854 undergraduate and 340 graduate students. It is ranked No. 46 among "Regional Universities" in the 16-state West region by U.S. News and World Report for 2012. In 2010, it was listed by the Princeton Review as one of 121 "Best Western Colleges"
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