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
World University Rankings 196 252 351 353 376 352 328 344 385 404 410 427 446 432 467 463 501-550

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 255 272 242 270 - 261 267 257 216 237 216 258 245 252 273 297
Engineering - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 351-400 401-450 - 225
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
Social Sciences 183 189 196 150 164 175 204 204 233 225 245 235 250 301-350 301-350 301-350

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - 351-400 401-450 451-500 401-450 451-500 451-500 351-400
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - 292 - - -
Chemistry - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 - - 258
Chemical Engineering 246 201 249 - - - - 351-400 301-350 284 - - -
Civil Engineering 238 207 209 222 224 224 253 285 285 278 255 213 97
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 301-350 401-450 188
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 157 234 - 235 246
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 401-450 401-450 301-350 301-350 176
Environment / Ecology 183 177 173 188 169 148 173 155 184 185 - - 203
Geosciences 172 134 115 102 139 114 87 85 96 79 - 82 100
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 451-500 - 258
Mathematics - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 401-450 - - 351-400
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 401-450 - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 259 257 - - 260
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
Plant & Animal Science 276 - - 280 - - 291 246 285 298 - 292 -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 294 - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 283 271 301-350 351-400 351-400
Space Science - - - - - - - - 226 206 - 232 266
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 254 - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -