About OUES

Who We Are

OUES broadens the University of Oklahoma’s reach by designing, growing, and sustaining innovative online offerings that meet the evolving needs of learners and industries. We provide comprehensive education services that ensure every learner has access to opportunities to reach their full potential. By refining and elevating the learning experience, we aim to position the University of Oklahoma as a leader in online education.

What We Do

OUES assists the University of Oklahoma in market research for existing and new online programs, marketing online programs, enrollment, and student success coaching. OUES also supports faculty in developing and maintaining online courses to ensure academic excellence and a positive student experience.

Our Origin

OU Education Services (OUES) is a not-for-profit organization established in 2024 and approved by the OU Board of Regents to nurture and expand online learning at the University of Oklahoma. This new model for delivering online programs provides OU the flexibility needed to innovate for the future and meet rising student demand for more accessibility to OU courses, programs and degrees.

OUES supports both the university’s priority to increase access to OU degrees through online education and OU’s goal to become the regional leader in online education. The university’s focus on providing high-quality courses, designed and delivered by world-class faculty, and best-in-class student services has resulted in an average semester-to-semester retention rate of 81% across all online programs.

“Broadening the path for more students to pursue a top-rate education is undeniably our highest priority at the University of Oklahoma, and our online programs have significantly enhanced our ability to do so,” said OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. “We’re remarkably proud of our achievements in the online learning space, but to ensure our upward momentum, we must reimagine the organizational structure to fuel our growth while continuing to offer the very best to our students.”