Rogers State University

Rogers State University is a public, regional university in Claremore, Oklahoma, with branch campuses in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. Since it began offering bachelor's degrees in 2000, it has outpaced the growth of all other public universities in Oklahoma. It currently has a total enrollment of more than 4,300 students in programs at its three campuses and in its nationally recognized distance-learning programs. Of those, 2,759 were enrolled in its main campus at Claremore in fall 2013.

RSU currently offers bachelor's degrees in 17 disciplines: Applied Technology, Biology, Business Administration, Business Information Technology, Communications, Community Counseling, Game Development, Justice Administration, Liberal Arts, Military History, Nursing, Organizational Leadership, Public Administration, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Science, Sports Management, and Visual Arts. In conjunction with Cameron University, RSU also offers a "2+2" program in Elementary Education, in which students can earn an associate degree in elementary education from RSU and then transition to the final two years of a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Cameron, with all classes taught at RSU's campus in Claremore.

RSU also offers associate's degrees in 13 disciplines, which include Nursing, Accounting, Elementary Education, and Computer science. The university also offers 29-degree minors.

Rogers State teams are a candidate for membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II competing in the Heartland Conference. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, and track and field.

The school's sports teams are referred to as the Hillcats, a mascot chosen by its students in 2005. The Hillcats' women's softball team became the first RSU athletic team to be nationally ranked on March 28, 2007, entering the NAIA softball ratings at No. 22. The men's basketball team earned the school's first number one ranking on January 26, 2009. The university's athletic director is Ryan Erwin.

RSU's radio station, KRSC, is broadcast on 91.3 FM and over the Internet. It began in 1980 as a 10-watt station, and is now 3000 watts, reaching an audience of more than 1.2 million in northeastern Oklahoma.

The station's programming consists mainly of indie rock and pops, with speciality rock, blues, jazz and Native American music shows. KRSC also provides coverage of Claremore High School football and Hillcat basketball, baseball and softball through the Rogers County Sports Radio program.