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Stockholm University

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Sweden
Website
www.su.se
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Stockholm University is a center for higher education and research, organized into four faculties: natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, law and teacher training. With more than 50,000 students and over 5,000 employees Stockholm University is one of Sweden's largest educational establishments as well as one of the largest employers in the Stockholm area.

Stockholm College began in 1878 with a series of public lectures on the natural sciences. In 1904, the college became an official degree granting institution and in the following two decades both the Faculties of Law and Humanities were established. In 1960 Stockholm College became a state University and four years later the Faculty of Social Sciences was added.
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Faculty
Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 500
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff.
Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 2,068 FTE: 1,300
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers and tutors. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. *FAQ: How is research assistant defined?
Undergraduate Information
Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 52,000 FTE: 25,000
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 1,024 FTE: 1,024
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students.
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 1,706
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate Students Headcount: 70 FTE: 70
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Students
Total Students Headcount: 26,473
Total number of students.
Total International Students Headcount: 1,194 FTE: 1,194
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Graduate Output
Proportion of Graduates Employed 67%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded 282
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months
Research Productivity & Quality
Number of Papers 5,914
Total number of papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years
Number of Citations 40,500
Total number of citations for papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years
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Area Rank
Overall 246
Life Sciences & Biomedicine 146
Social Sciences 133
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