With 15 faculties, the university has a total of 123 fields of study for undergraduates and 151 post-graduate specialisation degrees.

The university employs 1600 people, of which 935 are teaching personnel, and over 19,000 students (including all forms of studies).

Both sections offer students the opportunity to study Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Protection, Cadastral Survey, Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Constructions, and Architecture, in Romanian as well as in the English language.

After an initiative of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Professor Dr. Gheorghe Bumbu, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea is following the educational method which was first applied by Leiden University, in which medical students are given the opportunity to present the topics of their lectures, supervised by their professors.

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea publishes the Oradea Medical Journal which is an interdisciplinary medical journal focusing on the continuing education of primary health care providers all around the world.

A freshmen's party, which is organised annually by the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, is the traditional event welcoming the new students.

The International Evening, organised by the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, is one of the most spectacular events of the academic year.

The Spring Barbeque, taking place on the first Friday of May, occurs in parallel with a medical books market, as well as various other competitions.

It offers first aid courses, training for rescues in special situations, as well as various competitions and team tasks, to medical students from all over Europe.

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oradea, Salvamont Rescue Team, the Romanian Red Cross and S.M.U.R.D.