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Free and Discounted Software for University of Oklahoma Students

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Free and Discounted Software for University of Oklahoma Students

February 22, 2022 | Updated March 25, 2024

by OU Online

You knew there were a lot of perks to being a University of Oklahoma student, but did you realize those perks extended to discounts on software? As part of its commitment to providing the best educational experience possible at an affordable price point, the university offers access to deeply discounted — and often free — access to products like Microsoft Office, EndNote, SPSS and more.

The following list of products will keep you on top of your class assignments without breaking the bank.

Free Software

Adobe Creative Cloud

Creative Cloud includes Adobe’s collection of creative tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premiere Pro. Students have access to this software for free in campus computer labs.

ArcGIS

ArcGIS is a software suite designed for geographic information systems.

Autodesk

Autodesk provides 3D design, engineering and entertainment software for manufacturing, building and construction, as well as media and entertainment.

Azure Dev Tools

Azure Dev Tools for Teaching provides students Microsoft professional-level developer and designer tools at no cost.

EndNote

EndNote is your complete reference solution, syncing all of your citations, attachments, reference groups and annotations so you have access anywhere, anytime.

JMP

JMP helps you tackle your routine and difficult statistical problems, from easily accessing your data from various sources, to using quick, reliable data preparation tools and performing choice statistical analyses.

Mathematica

Mathematica has nearly 5,000 built-in functions covering all areas of technical computing.

MATLAB

MATLAB is used for machine learning, signal processing, image processing, computer vision, communications, computational finance, control design, robotics and much more.

Microsoft Office

OU provides free access to the latest Microsoft products and services via your own licensed Office 365 account. Office 365 is a cloud-based service that allows you to work with Office products, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Skype for Business and Excel.

Microsoft Power BI Pro

Connect your data and create ad-hoc analysis and visual reports that are easy to consume on the web and across mobile devices.

Microsoft Project

Streamline project, resource, and portfolio management with Microsoft Project to help you keep track of projects successfully.

Microsoft Visio

Visio makes it easy and intuitive to create flowcharts, diagrams, org charts, floor plans, engineering designs, and more, using modern shapes and templates with the familiar Office experience.

Microsoft Visual Studio

Microsoft Visual Studio is a feature-rich program that supports many aspects of software development. 

NVivo

More than just a tool for organizing and managing data, NVivo offers an intuitive qualitative data analysis experience that helps you uncover deeper research insights.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux includes security technologies to prevent intrusions and protect your data.

Respondus 4.0

Respondus 4.0 is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Brightspace by D2L and Canvas and other learning systems.

SAS

Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) provides high-performance analytics.

SPSS

IBM SPSS Statistics is an integrated family of products that addresses the analytical process from planning and data collection to analysis, reporting and deployment.

STATA

STATA is a tool for data science which includes data manipulation, visualization, statistics, and reproducible reporting. It can be used for a variety of disciplines on campus involving Biostatistics, Finance, Public Health, and Sociology just to name a few.

This list is current to March 2024 and is subject to change.

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