The University of Oklahoma is a large public research institution in Norman and is spread over a campus size of 3326 acres. It has been ranked amongst the Top 60 Public schools by US News & World and its online programs were also ranked among the Top 10 by a similar agency.

The University has also received a grant for its earth science mission from NASA and its health science center has been collaborating with research centers for Covid-19 new tests.

The Price College of Business’s undergraduate of the University of Oklahoma was included in the list of Top 50 business program of the nation by U.S. News. U.S. News also ranked the University’s Stephenson Cancer Centre in the Top 50 in the country.

University of Oklahoma Ranking Highlights

  • #127 in National Universities 
  • #79 in Best Colleges for Veterans 
  • #177 in Best Value Schools
  • #351 in Top Performers on Social Mobility 
  • #61 in Top Public Schools 

Global Rankings of the University of Oklahoma

QS - World University Rankings

The University of Oklahoma ranks in between 651-700th position as mentioned in QS World Rankings, 2022. QS World follows a ranking criterion which is as under:

Metric Points Score
Faculty/Student 20.7
Citations Per Faculty 38.4
International Faculty 11.2

Following is the table depicting rankings of the University of Oklahoma over the years-

Year Ranking
2017 461-470
2018 501-550
2019 495
2020 571-580
2021 651-700
2022 651-700

US News & World Report

US News ranks universities using the 13 indicators that assess the global and regional reputation of the University along with its academic performance. These indicators will help you assess the university better and explore their higher education options. The University of Oklahoma has been ranked #425 in Best Global Universities.

Following is a breakup of the University’s performance on the basis of indicators specified by Global University Rankings U.S News & World Report:

Ranking Indicators University Of Oklahoma Rankings
Global Score 54.9
Global Research Reputation #530
Regional research reputation #130
Publications #485
Books #172
Conferences #690
Normalized citation impact #576
Total citations #454
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited #425
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited #459
International collaboration - relative to the country #266
International collaboration - relative to the country #817
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #452
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #620

Comparison of University Of Oklahoma World Rankings 2022 with few renowned universities by QS.

University QS World University Rankings, 2022
Iowa State University #494
Missouri State University #511-520
Kansas State University #701-750
Texas Tech University #801-1000
Oklahoma State University #801-1000
University Of Oklahoma #651-700

University Of Oklahoma National Ranking

The University of Oklahoma ranks at #127 in National Universities according to US News 2022 Rankings. The U.S. News 2021 Best Colleges Rankings compare institutions on many different parameters that assess their academic quality. The following factors are taken into consideration by the U.S. News while calculating National University rankings:

The Ranking Factors Weight
Outcomes 40%
Expert Opinion 20%
Faculty Resources 20%
Financial Resources 10%
Student Excellence 7%
Alumni Giving 3%

The University Of Oklahoma Ranking in the U.S

According to Times Higher Education, the University of Oklahoma has been ranked in the Top 100 Public universities in the US.

  • #63 in Public Universities Rank 2021
  • #244 in US College Rank 2022

Subject-Specific Rankings

US News also ranks subjects offered by a particular University.

Below are the subjects offered by the University Of Oklahoma and their respective rankings:

Subjects Ranking
Social Sciences and Public Health #456
Space Science #248
Geosciences #103
Environment/Ecology #245
Physics #357
Plant And Animal Science #273
Engineering #481

Even though the world ranking of The University of Oklahoma has been going down according to the QS World, it still ranks at #133 in National Universities which makes it a good place for students to pursue their higher education.

The University is offering many online courses that are being ranked amongst the Top 10 which makes them quite prosperous for the international students wanting to pursue their higher education from their native country/city.