About University of Oklahoma, Norman:

University of Oklahoma is a public institution that was founded in 1890. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 22,436, its setting is city, and the campus size is 3,522 acres. The University of Oklahoma, known as OU for short, is a large, public research institution in Norman. About 25 percent of students opt to join the school's large Greek system, made up of more than 40 fraternities and sororities. In addition, there are more than 300 other student clubs and organizations. All freshmen are required to live on the school’s campus, which is also home to the National Weather Center. Undergraduates from any major program can apply to conduct research at the National Weather Center during the summer. There are many programs for graduate students, too, including those offered through the Michael F. Price College of Business, the College of Law, College of Medicine and College of Engineering. OU also has a well-regarded physician assistant training program.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 410 427 446 432 467 463 501-550 551-600 551-600

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agriculture 255 272 242 270 - 261 267 257 216 237 216 258 245 252 273 297 281 297
Engineering - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 351-400 401-450 - 225 217 254
Life Sciences 235 - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 451-500 451-500 - - - - -
Medicine 174 - - - - - - - - 451-500 - - - - - - - -
Natural Sciences - 278 - 300 273 226 243 300 295 280 282 292 266 282 265 301-350 301-350 301-350
Social Sciences 183 189 196 150 164 175 204 204 233 225 245 235 250 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - 351-400 401-450 451-500 401-450 451-500 451-500 351-400 292 281
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - 292 - - - - -
Chemistry - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 - - 258 231 252
Chemical Engineering 246 201 249 - - - - - - 284 - - - - -
Civil Engineering 238 207 209 222 224 224 253 285 285 278 255 213 97 87 99
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 301-350 401-450 188 139 152
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 157 234 293 235 246 236 253
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 401-450 401-450 301-350 301-350 176 121 128
Environment / Ecology 183 177 173 188 169 148 173 155 184 185 - - 203 199 228
Geosciences 172 134 115 102 139 114 87 85 96 79 80 82 100 112 110
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 451-500 - 258 - -
Mathematics - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 401-450 - - 351-400 401-450 451-500
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 259 257 223 216 260 221 208
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - - - -
Physics 258 262 206 240 279 272 279 290 280 258 268 276 281 301-350 294
Plant & Animal Science 276 - - 280 - - 291 246 285 298 - 292 - - 401-450
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 294 - - - - - 401-450
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 283 271 301-350 351-400 351-400 301-350 451-500
Space Science - - - - - - - - 226 206 245 232 266 - 294
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401-450
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 254 - - 93 103
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -