List of presidents of the University of Oklahoma


This list of presidents of the University of Oklahoma includes all fifteen individuals who have served as the president of the University of Oklahoma since the institution was founded in 1890.
The University of Oklahoma is a public university, created and supported by the state of Oklahoma, and it is a designated research university. The campus of the university is located in Norman, and it has facilities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Joseph Harroz Jr. is the fifteenth and current president of the University of Oklahoma, Harroz Jr. succeeded James L. Gallogly on May 9, 2020 after serving as interim president for the previous year.
ImageNameYearsNotes
11892–1908
21908–1911
–1911–1912Monnet served as interim president.
31912–1923
–1923–1924Buchanan served as interim president before becoming official.
41924–1925
51925–1941
61941–1943
–1943–1944Cross served as interim president before becoming official.
71944–1968
81968–1970
–1970–1971McCarter served as interim president.
91971–1978
101978–1985
–1985Jischke served as interim president.
111985–1988
–1988–1989Swank served as interim president.
121989–1994
–1994Morris served as interim president.
131994–2018
142018–2019
–2019–2020Harroz served as interim president before becoming official.
152020–