Umeå University
| 318= | - | Arts & Humanities | - | Natural Sciences |
| - | Engineering & IT | - | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 163 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
| 299 | - | Arts & Humanities | - | Natural Sciences |
| - | Engineering & IT | - | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 198 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
| 299 | 492 | Arts & Humanities | 422 | Natural Sciences |
| - | Engineering & IT | 393 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 179 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
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In 2005 we celebrated our 40th birthday. By academic standards, that is considered very young.
Maybe our youth is also why the university is alive with enthusiasm, creativity and original ideas. With its 4,000 or so employees and 28,000 students, the university is active across a wide spectrum of fields.
We are proud of Umeå University and aim to keep on working towards making it one of Scandinavia's best environments for study and research.
Faculty
| Number of Faculty Staff | Headcount: 2,200 FTE: 1,663 | 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, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, hospital residents and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator. |
| Number of International Faculty Staff | Headcount: 481 FTE: 400 | 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. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. |
| Number of Staff with PhD | Headcount: 1,500 FTE: 1,150 | Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD |
Undergraduate Information
| Number of Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 27,385 FTE: 16,114 | 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: 1,370 FTE: 1,000 | 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. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. |
| Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 1,370 | Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. |
| Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 195 | Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months. |
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
| Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 1,206 | Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students) |
| Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 300 | 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. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. |
| Number of first year Postgraduate students | Headcount: 217 FTE: 217 | Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates. |
Students
| Total Students | Headcount: 28,591 | Total number of students. |
| Total International Students | Headcount: 1,370 | 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. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. |
| Total Outbound Exchange Students | Headcount: 195 | Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. |
| Total Inbound Exchange Students | Headcount: 1,370 | Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. |
Graduate Output
| Proportion of Graduates Employed | Headcount: 90 % | Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation |
| Number of PhDs Awarded | Headcount: 204 | Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months |
Careers Support
| Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors | Headcount: 20 FTE: 20 | Total number of staff employed by your institution on a full-time basis who are exclusively responsible for career support for your students (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) |
- External Relations Office
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Biological Sciences
- Molecular Biology - Full Time
- Plant Physiology - Full Time
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Business/Management
- Business - Full Time
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Computing/Information Technology
- Computing Science - Full Time
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Creative/Performing Arts
- Fine Arts - Full Time
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Design
- Design - Full Time
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Earth Sciences
- Ecology and Environmental Science - Full Time
- Plant Physiology - Full Time
- Space Science - Full Time
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Mathematics
- Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics - Full Time
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Physical Sciences
- Applied Physics and Electronics - Full Time
- Chemistry - Full Time
- Physics - Full Time
- Space Science - Full Time
Contact Information
Country:
Sweden
Address:
Umeå
901 87
Sweden
Switchboard:
46 90 7865000
