The University of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun yliopisto) is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 17,000 students and 3,000 staff. It is ranked in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University) as the second best university in Finland along with the University of Turku and between 303 and 401 worldwide.