Karolinska Institute
Medicine — awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
| Source | Score |
|---|---|
| QS | 0 out of 100 |
| THE | 85 out of 100 |
| USC | 0 out of 100 |
| USG | 87 out of 100 |
| ARWU | 80 out of 100 |
| CWUR | 70 out of 100 |
| Niche | 0 out of 100 |
| Leiden | 0 out of 100 |
Ranking history
Real snapshots recorded each time this dataset is refreshed — never backfilled or estimated.
| Date | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
| August 4, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
| August 5, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
| August 6, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
| August 7, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
| August 10, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
| August 15, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
| August 17, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
| August 20, 2026 | #75 | 96.5 |
Admissions
Most recently published acceptance rate and enrolled-student score ranges. SAT/ACT and GPA are US-specific admissions measures, so they're only shown where applicable.
Not yet published for this university on Analects Proverbs.
Campus & outcomes
Class size, graduation and freshman retention rates, sticker tuition vs. what students actually pay after aid, how many receive it, post-graduation employment, research output, and a few real, commonly-cited top recruiters. Everything except ratio and enrollment is US-specific or approximate — papers/year and top employers in particular are rounded/illustrative, not exhaustive or precise database exports. Earnings figures and what they imply against cost are in their own section below.
Studying in Sweden as an international student
Non-EU/EEA students pay full tuition at public universities; programmes in engineering and design sit at the top of the range. These are country-level figures for a typical bachelor's at a public university (2025–26 academic year) — not a quote for this university, which sets its own fees.
- Who pays less
- EU/EEA and Swiss nationals pay no tuition.
- Funding routes
- Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals; university-specific fee waivers.
Graduate & professional schools
Karolinska has 1 ranked professional programme. These admit separately from the university and are ranked separately from it — a band here says nothing about the university's overall position above, or the reverse (2025–26 rankings cycle).
Subject strengths
An Analects Proverbs editorial estimate — derived from this university's specialty and overall standing, not pulled from a named subject ranking.
| Source | Score |
|---|---|
| CS | 87 out of 100 |
| Eng | 90 out of 100 |
| Business | 88 out of 100 |
| Medicine | 100 out of 100 |
| Law | 91 out of 100 |
| Sciences | 84 out of 100 |
| Social | 83 out of 100 |
| Arts | 83 out of 100 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Karolinska Institute's ranking?
Karolinska Institute ranks #75 on Analects Proverbs's combined score of 96.5/100, aggregated across 4 major published rankings.
What is Karolinska Institute known for?
Medicine — awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Its strongest subject areas, by our editorial estimate, are Medicine, Law & Policy, Engineering.