About University of Oulu:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 392 | 427 | 428 | 430 | 437 | 455 | 468 | 451 | 448 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Agriculture | - | - | - | - | - | - | 277 | - | - | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 351-400 | 401-450 |
| Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 |
| Life Sciences | - | - | 296 | 229 | 297 | - | - | 288 | - | 300 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 292 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 |
| Medicine | 220 | 222 | 238 | 239 | 246 | 264 | 286 | 280 | - | 292 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 351-400 |
| Natural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Social Sciences | 277 | 283 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - | 301-350 | 401-450 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 283 | 300 | - | - | 301-350 |
| Chemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 301-350 |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 351-400 |
| Computer Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | 216 | 211 | 217 | 166 | 150 | 120 | 142 | 202 | 197 |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electrical Engineering | - | - | - | - | 263 | 269 | 235 | 257 | 262 | 235 | 180 | 144 | 224 | 207 | 203 |
| Environment / Ecology | 257 | 237 | 244 | 235 | 286 | 253 | 249 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 298 | 351-400 |
| Geosciences | 280 | 292 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Materials Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 |
| Mathematics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 208 | 208 | 276 | 285 | 283 | 285 | 295 |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 298 | 264 | 218 | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Physics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plant & Animal Science | - | - | 295 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 292 | 272 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 278 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 212 | 301-350 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |