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Facts and Figures

Here you will find key figures for the Faculty of Medicine.

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo was established in 1814 and is Norway’s oldest medical school. The teaching and research at the Faculty ranges from basic biomedical subjects, via clinical subjects, to health subjects, and has a prominent international profile. The Faculty attaches importance to dissemination and innovation activities.

Key figures 2022

Faculty of Medicine

Institute of Health and Society

Institute of Basic Medical Studies

Institute of Clinical Medicine

Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM)

Scientific publications 2793 518 448 1775 33
Professional study 1  1 1 1
Master’s programmes 8  71 1
Bachelor’s programmes 1  1
Registered students2 2195  777 601 777
Candidates on the PhD programme3 1405 215 170 1015
Completed doctorates 192 32 22 138
Academic full-time equivalents 869 183 234 395 47
Academic employees 1717 515 320 746 54
Technical full-time equivalents 157 3 66 70 13
Technical employees 206 4 79 100 15
Administrative full-time equivalents 282 53 40 90 7
Administrative employees 369 75 84 124 9
Finances – total income 1524 million 241 million 359 million 586 million 72 million
Proportion of the budget funded by external sources 43 % 57 % 44 % 52 % 46 % 

1 The figure includes the study programs nursing science and advanced geriatric nursing (which are not accepting new students, but which in 2022 still had active students on the programme).

2The Faculty's professional study programme in medicine consists of 12 semesters and has a total of 1400 students. The cited number of student for the institutes includes the institute’s share of the medical students and the number of students on bachelor's and master's programmes (a total of 755 at the Faculty). The number of students at the Faculty also includes 35 visiting and outgoing exchange students. For privacy reasons, the figures are rounded off to the nearest 5.

3 The number of candidates as per spring 2022 was reported to the Database for Statistics on Higher Education (DBH) on 15 February 2023.

Sources of the official facts and figures about the Faculty

Published Oct. 3, 2017 5:21 PM - Last modified Apr. 27, 2023 11:56 AM