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Karolinska Institute

Medicine — awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Global rank#75
shortlist
Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
QS0 out of 100
THE85 out of 100
USC0 out of 100
USG87 out of 100
ARWU80 out of 100
CWUR70 out of 100
Niche0 out of 100
Leiden0 out of 100
96.5
aggregate score · 4 sources
QS World University Rankings
2024 edition
Unranked
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2024 edition
45–45
US News Best Colleges (National Universities)
2024 edition
Unranked
US News Best Global Universities
2023–24 edition
33–33
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
2023 edition
40–40
Center for World University Rankings
2024 edition
151–200
Niche Best Colleges
2024 edition
Unranked
CWTS Leiden Ranking
2024 edition
Unranked

Ranking history

Real snapshots recorded each time this dataset is refreshed — never backfilled or estimated.

Ranking history over time
DateRankScore
August 3, 2026#7596.5
August 4, 2026#7596.5
August 5, 2026#7596.5
August 6, 2026#7596.5
August 7, 2026#7596.5
August 10, 2026#7596.5
August 15, 2026#7596.5
August 17, 2026#7596.5
August 20, 2026#7596.5

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.

Applications / year
Acceptance rate
SAT (25th–75th)
ACT (25th–75th)
Avg. GPA

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.

Student : faculty
8:1
Undergrads
2,500
Grad rate (6-yr)
Tuition
Avg. net price
Employed within 6mo
Papers/year (approx.)
6,000
Classes under 20
Freshman retention
Receiving aid
Where grads work
AstraZenecaKarolinska University HospitalRegion StockholmSobi

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.

Typical tuition, non-national
$9,000–$22,000
per year, approx. USD
Typical living costs
$10,500–$14,000
per year, approx. USD
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.

Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
CS87 out of 100
Eng90 out of 100
Business88 out of 100
Medicine100 out of 100
Law91 out of 100
Sciences84 out of 100
Social83 out of 100
Arts83 out of 100
Strongest in
MedicineLaw & PolicyEngineering
Computer Science
Engineering
Business
Medicine
Law & Policy
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Arts & Humanities

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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.