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Stockholm University (SU)

Address: Universitetsvägen 10 A, 114 18 Stockholm, Sweden
Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Law

Stockholm University (SU), founded in 1878, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest universities in Scandinavia, with over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Domains taught:

Diplomas*:

Status:

Partnerships:

Stockholm University has partnerships with universities around the world and is a member of the Stockholm Trio, a university alliance with KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet.

Research:

Stockholm University has a strong research profile, particularly in the natural and social sciences. The university has a number of prominent research centers, including the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics.

Famous Alumnis:

Svante Arrhenius, Ingmar Bergman, Olof Palme

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

5500

Current students***:

33000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

150000

Pros

A large, comprehensive university with a strong research profile, located in the capital of Sweden.

Cons

The university’s large size can make it feel anonymous for some students, and the campus is located a bit outside the city center.

Best For

Students looking for a comprehensive, research-heavy education at a large university in a capital city.

*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”,  “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

 

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale: 

  1. known locally
  2. known locally and internationally
  3. is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
  4. is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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