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
- Cristin
- Database for Statistics on Higher Education (DBH) (In norwegian)
- OF (Oracle Financial)
- Student numbers are taken from DBH each autumn after they have been reported.