Oklahoma Panhandle State University is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The University is an institutional member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the State Board of Education for the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers.
The University offers dormitory housing for both men and women and also 108 partially furnished or unfurnished apartments for qualifying students.
Home of the 1997 and 1998 NIRA National Championship Rodeo Team