USAO is governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, which is a Statutory Governing Board in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.[32] The Board of Regents was established by the Oklahoma State Legislature in 1919.[33] The Board's seven members serve overlapping seven-year terms.[34] Board Members are appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the advice and consent of the Oklahoma Senate.[34] Campus administration is led by a president.