Getting to Oklahoma City University from Will Rogers World Airport

The main thoroughfare leading north from the airport is Meridian Avenue. Take the exit (right) reading I-44 East (which is Airport Road). Airport Road will take you east to the junction with I-44. Take the exit (left) reading I-44 East to Tulsa. Continue north to 23rd Street (past the I-40 junction and the 10th Street exit). Exit (right) at N.W. 23rd Street and turn east (right) at the traffic light. Take 23rd east to Blackwelder Avenue (past May Avenue, Shepherd Mall, and Pennsylvania Avenue). The campus is situated between Penn and Blackwelder on the north (left) side of the street. Look for the Gold Star Memorial Building's tower as a landmark. At Blackwelder, turn north on to campus. The Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center is the 2nd building on the right (tan brick, 3-story building). Visitor parking lot is on the east side of the building.

Getting to Oklahoma City University from the north via I-35

From Wichita and points north, take I-35 south to the I-44 junction (immediate communities north of Oklahoma City are Guthrie and Edmond). Take I-44 west (right lanes), to the I-235 (Centennial Expressway) interchange. Exit (right) and take I-235 south to downtown (this requires driving under the overpass and taking a cloverleaf up to the right so you are heading southward on the overpass under which you just drove). Continue south to N.W. 23rd Street and exit (right); at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn west (right) toward the university. Take 23rd to Blackwelder Avenue (past Robinson, Walker, Shartel, Western, and Classen). Blackwelder is at the next traffic light past Classen Boulevard. At Blackwelder, turn north on to campus. The Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center is the 2nd building on the right (tan brick, 3-story building). Visitor parking lot is on the east side of the building.

Getting to Oklahoma City University from the northeast or Tulsa

From Tulsa and points northeast, take the Turner Turnpike southwest to Oklahoma City. At the I-35 junction, take I-35 south (left) to the I-44 junction. Take I-44 west (right lanes), to the I-235 (Centennial Expressway) interchange. Exit (right) and take I-235 south to downtown (this requires driving under the overpass and taking a cloverleaf up to the right so you are heading southward on the overpass under which you just drove). Continue south to N.W. 23rd Street and exit (right); at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn west (right) toward the university. Take 23rd to Blackwelder Avenue (past Robinson, Walker, Shartel, Western, and Classen). Blackwelder is at the next traffic light past Classen Boulevard. At Blackwelder, turn north on to campus. The Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center is the 2nd building on the right (tan brick, 3-story building). Visitor parking lot is on the east side of the building.

Getting to Oklahoma City University from the northwest

Take Highway 3 southeast to Watonga, at which point you may either take Highway 281 south to I-40 and follow the directions under that listing or continue on Highway 3 through Kingfisher and Okarche to Oklahoma City; eventually Highway 3 becomes the Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City (passing these major streets: Council, Rockwell, MacArthur, Meridian, Portland, Lake Hefner Parkway, and May Avenue). At Pennsylvania Avenue (major landmarks: Penn Square Mall on the left and 50 Penn Place on the right), turn right and drive south past I-44, 39th Street, and 36th Street. At N.W. 30th Street, turn left and head east to Blackwelder Avenue (which will have a four-way stop sign). Turn right and drive south toward 23rd Street. The campus is on the right (west) side of Blackwelder, The Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center is on the left (tan brick, 3-story building). Visitor parking lot is on the east side of the building.

Getting to Oklahoma City University from the south via I-35

From Dallas and points south, take I-35 to the I-40 junction (immediate communities south of Oklahoma City are Norman and Moore). At the I-40 junction, do not exit east or west, but take the middle lanes that continue north as I-235 (Centennial Expressway). Go north through downtown to N.W. 23rd Street and exit (right); at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, be sure to be in the left lane so that you can turn west (left) toward the university. Take 23rd west to Blackwelder Avenue (past Broadway, Robinson, Walker, Shartel, Western, and Classen). Blackwelder is at the next traffic light past Classen Boulevard. At Blackwelder, turn north on to campus. The Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center is the 2nd building on the right (tan brick, 3-story building). Visitor parking lot is on the east side of the building.

Getting to Oklahoma City University from the southeast

Head north or west to either I-40 or I-35, and follow the directions under those listings.

Getting to Oklahoma City University from he southwest

From Lawton and points southwest, take the H.E. Bailey turnpike northeast to Oklahoma City; at I-244, continue north (left lanes) rather than exiting east (right) toward I-35. Continue north to 23rd Street (past the I-40 junction and the 10th Street exit). Exit (right) at N.W. 23rd Street and turn east (right) at the traffic light. Take 23rd east to Blackwelder Avenue (past May Avenue, Shepherd Mall, and Pennsylvania Avenue). The campus is situated between Penn and Blackwelder on the north (left) side of the street. Look for the Gold Star Memorial Building's tower as a landmark. At Blackwelder, turn north on to campus. The Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center is the 2nd building on the right (tan brick, 3-story building). Visitor parking lot is on the east side of the building.

Getting to Oklahoma City University from the east via I-40

From Arkansas and points east, take I-40 west to Oklahoma City (the community immediately east of Oklahoma City is Midwest City, home of Tinker Air Force Base). At the I-35/235 junction, take the exit marked I-235 North to Edmond (right). Go north through downtown to N.W. 23rd Street and exit (right); at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, be sure to be in the left lane so that you can turn west (left) toward the university. Take 23rd west to Blackwelder Avenue (past Broadway, Robinson, Walker, Shartel, Western, and Classen). Blackwelder is at the next traffic light past Classen Boulevard. At Blackwelder, turn north on to campus. The Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center is the 2nd building on the right (tan brick, 3-story building). Visitor parking lot is on the east side of the building.

Getting to Oklahoma City University from the west via I-40< From Amarillo and points west, take I-40 east to Oklahoma City (communities immediately east of Oklahoma City are El Reno and Yukon). At the I-44 junction, take the exit (left) reading I-44 East to Tulsa. Continue north to 23rd Street (past the fairgrounds and 10th Street). Exit (right) at N.W. 23rd Street and turn east (right) at the traffic light. Take 23rd east to Blackwelder Avenue (past May Avenue, Shepherd Mall, and Pennsylvania Avenue). The campus is situated between Penn and Blackwelder on the north (left) side of the street. Look for the Gold Star Memorial Building's tower as a landmark. At Blackwelder, turn north on to campus. The Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitor Center is the 2nd building on the right (tan brick, 3-story building). Visitor parking lot is on the east side of the building.