In 2015, USAO was ranked 65th on Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges list.[49] The American Council of Trustees and Alumni gave USAO an A rating as part of its What Will They Learn? initiative, which rates colleges on an A-F scale based on the comprehensiveness of their core curricula.[50][51] USAO was the only school in Oklahoma and one of only 23 schools nationwide to receive an A rating.[52][53][54]