Universitetet i Oslo

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Norway
Founded
1811
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#110 globally (of 4980)#1 in Norway
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 92,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 83–363 (280 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#87, most generous score) and RUR (#96, harshest score).

ARWU
83[src]of 996
CWUR
87[src]of 1929
RUR
96[src]of 1139
THE
113[src]of 2119
QS
119[src]of 1462
SCImago
363[src]of 4699
FWUR
110of 4980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • QS1,1
  • THE1,7
  • ARWU1,2
  • CWUR2,6
  • SCImago0,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
92ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
93,3QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
93,6CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2023/2025/2026). Treat year-over-year deltas with care.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

Try other agency subsets

Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Pick your agencies (Mode C)

Toggle agencies to see how the composite + rank shift. The default is all six.

Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #110 · 92.7
= canonical FWUR rank (toggle agencies off to customize)

Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

Slide the weights below. The composite, dimension scores, and methodology label update live.

Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
92
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
93.3
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
93.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 92.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#87
cwur.org
SCImago2025
#363
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

QS climbed #188 → #117 (2007–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#40020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲3#102QS▼16#117THE▼1#127ARWU▲1#72CWUR#83RURNo dataSCImago▲23#291
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#69
2006#68
2007#188#69
2008#177#64
2009#101#65#354
2010#100#75#90#325
2011#108#75#69#297
2012#111#181#67#91#91#269
2013#89#201#69#81#91#235
2014#101#185#69#111#105#217
2015#101#186#58#99#78#205
2016#135#135#67#100#196
2017#113#132#62#99#223
2018#142#146#62#75#305
2019#135#121#59#56#154
2020#119#131#60#77#323
2021#113#127#61#77#307
2022#102#119#67#78#277
2023#101#126#73#83#96#314
2024#117#127#72#83#291

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Norges teknisk-naturvitenskaplige universitet234.0
2Universitetet i Bergen282.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0
3The University of MelbourneAustralia27.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

Sources