OU SLIS MLIS Alumni Survey for Fall 2024 did not yield a statistical relevant sample size. A new survey is underway to specifically collect job placement data and results will be published in May 2026.
SLIS admits master's students on a rolling basis, to start in Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters. The applied number indicates number of applications started for the program, it does not designate between incomplete and completed applications.
| Academic Year | Applied | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 125 | 105 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 104 | 62 |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 97 | 68 |
| 2024-25 | 155 | 105 | 82 |
Percent of New Starts and Continuing MLIS Students of Active Students
| Academic Year | Percent of New Starts (Active Students) | Percent of Continuing Students (Active) | Number of Withdrawals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 16% | 84% | 13 |
| 2022-2023 | 19% | 81% | 10 |
| 2023-2024 | 20% | 80% | 10 |
| 2024-2025 | 25% | 75% | 8 |
Median Time to Degree For Students Who Graduated in These Years
| Year | Amount of Time |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.0 years |
| 2022 | 2.0 years |
| 2023 | 2.7 years |
| 2024 | 2.4 years |
| 2025 | 2.5 years |
The OU Graduate College requires the sucessful completion of an end of program assessment to complete the graduate degree. For the MLIS, students can choose between preparing an ePortfolio or write a thesis.
SLIS changed the end of program assessment options to phase out the comprehensive exam option and to change the portfolio option to an ePortfolio beginning with students admitted to the program in Fall 2021.
MLIS Student End of Program Assessment Choices
| Academic Year | Total # | ePortfolios | Comp Exams | Portfolios (Traditional) | Theses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 58 | n/a | 47 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022-2023 | 70 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023-2024 | 53 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-2025 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MLIS Students' ePortfolio Results by Semester and Year
| Year | Semester | # ePortfolios | Pass | Failed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fall | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 | Spring | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 | Fall | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 | Spring | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 | Fall | 23 | 95.83% | 4.17% |
| 2025 | Spring | 38 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| 2025 | Fall | 26 | 96.15% | 3.85% |
MLIS Students' Thesis Results by Semester and Year
| Year | Semester | # Thesis | # Pass | # Failed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Spring | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Spring | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Anyone can access institutional data about the University of Oklahoma academic programs through the following data sites:
Institutional Research and Reporting
This university office provides data about enrollment, credit hour production, number of students graduated by college and program, and other similar information.
Scholarships and Awards
For the 2024-25 academic year, SLIS awarded $15,900 to 11 recipients.
For the 2023-24 academic year, SLIS awarded $15,500 to 16 recipients.
For the 2022-23 academic year, SLIS awarded $21, 166.67 to 19 recipients.
For the 2021-22 academic year, SLIS awarded $35,850 to 25 recipients.
For the 2020-21 academic year, SLIS awarded $33,000 to 24 recipients.
For the 2019-20 academic year, SLIS awarded $34,400 to 32 recipients.
For the 2018-19 academic year, SLIS awarded $40,500 to 25 recipients.
MLIS students also receive scholarships and awards from other organizations. Some examples include:
Graduate Assistantships
The Graduate College reports the number of graduating students who held graduate assistant positions. They report these graduate assistantship numbers by academic year:
| # of Students | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of MLIS awarded | 63 | 54 | 72 | 78 | 58 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 64 |
| # had graduate assistantship | 21 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 16 |
