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🇸🇪Uppsala, Sweden·Est. 1477Public

Uppsala University

Oldest university in Scandinavia

Global rank#108
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Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
QS71 out of 100
THE76 out of 100
USC0 out of 100
USG75 out of 100
ARWU65 out of 100
CWUR66 out of 100
Niche0 out of 100
Leiden0 out of 100
92.0
aggregate score · 5 sources
QS World University Rankings
2024 edition
124–124
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2024 edition
101–125
US News Best Colleges (National Universities)
2024 edition
Unranked
US News Best Global Universities
2023–24 edition
101–150
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
2023 edition
101–150
Center for World University Rankings
2024 edition
201–250
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#10892.0
August 4, 2026#10892.0
August 5, 2026#10892.0
August 6, 2026#10892.0
August 7, 2026#10892.0
August 10, 2026#10892.0
August 15, 2026#10892.0
August 17, 2026#10892.0
August 20, 2026#10892.0

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
14:1
Undergrads
24,000
Grad rate (6-yr)
Tuition
Avg. net price
Employed within 6mo
Papers/year (approx.)
5,500
Classes under 20
Freshman retention
Receiving aid
Where grads work
AstraZenecaEricssonSwedish Government MinistriesDeloitte

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.

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
CS86 out of 100
Eng82 out of 100
Business80 out of 100
Medicine86 out of 100
Law85 out of 100
Sciences88 out of 100
Social86 out of 100
Arts85 out of 100
Strongest in
Natural SciencesComputer ScienceMedicine
Computer Science
Engineering
Business
Medicine
Law & Policy
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Arts & Humanities

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Frequently asked questions

What is Uppsala University's ranking?

Uppsala University ranks #108 on Analects Proverbs's combined score of 92.0/100, aggregated across 5 major published rankings.

What is Uppsala University known for?

Oldest university in Scandinavia. Its strongest subject areas, by our editorial estimate, are Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Medicine.