| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #41 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Education | #201-250 | #201-250 | #151-200 | #53 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #75 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #301-400 | #107 |
| Computer Science | #351-400 | #126-150 | #201-300 | #166 |
| Environmental Science | #451-500 | — | #201-300 | #175 |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | #176-200 | — | #336 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #451-500 | — | #301-400 | #184 |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | — | #387 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #501-550 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #201-300 | #415 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #601-650 | — | #401-500 | #222 |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Psychology | — | — | — | #441 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #601-700 | — | — | — |
University of Oulu ranks #342 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #392 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #366 globally.
QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.