University of Oslo

University of Oslo in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #131
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #83
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #100

The publishers disagree by 48 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

Oslo, Norway

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Anthropology #38
2. Petroleum Engineering #46
3. Sociology #51
4. Education #60
5. Politics & International Studies #72
6. Medicine #95
7. Life Sciences & Medicine #115
8. Biological Sciences #115
9. Arts & Humanities #120
10. Computer Science & Information Systems #183
11. Social Sciences & Management #209
12. Natural Sciences #224
13. Engineering & Technology #319
14. Archaeology —
15. Philosophy —
16. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies —
17. Dentistry —
18. Earth & Marine Sciences —
19. Geography —
20. Geology —
21. Geophysics —
22. Communication & Media Studies —
23. Development Studies —
24. English Language & Literature —
25. History —
26. Linguistics —
27. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence —
28. Anatomy & Physiology —
29. Pharmacy & Pharmacology —
30. Psychology —
31. Law —
32. Sports-related Subjects —
33. Modern Languages —
34. Environmental Sciences —
35. Physics & Astronomy —
36. Economics & Econometrics —
37. Mathematics —
38. Statistics & Operational Research —
39. Chemistry —
40. Materials Science —
41. Business & Management Studies —