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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 2023

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 2739 530 456 1682 46
Professional study 1  1 1 1
Master’s programmes 8  71 1
Bachelor’s programmes 1  1
Registered students2 2220  787 593 799
Candidates on the PhD programme3 1360 200 165 970 5
Completed doctorates 187 30 25 132
Academic full-time equivalents 837 171 231 374 44
Academic employees 1508 444 283 558 54
Technical full-time equivalents 151 3 61 71 11
Technical employees 187 4 69 95 13
Administrative full-time equivalents 277 45 37 84 10
Administrative employees 322 56 41 95 6
Finances – total income 1564 million 240 million 370 million 602 million 82 million
Proportion of the budget funded by external sources 43 % 55 % 45 % 52 % 53 % 

1 The figure includes the study program advanced geriatric nursing (which are not accepting new students, but which in 2023 still had active students on the programme).

2The Faculty's professional study programme in medicine consists of 12 semesters and has a total of 1440 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 740 at the Faculty). The number of students at the Faculty also includes 10 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 2023 was reported to the Database for Statistics on Higher Education (DBH) on 15 February 2024.

Sources of the official facts and figures about the Faculty

Published Oct. 3, 2017 5:21 PM - Last modified June 19, 2024 9:58 AM