Facts in numbers
Stockholm University has 30,500 students (full-time equivalents), 1,400 doctoral students, and 5,700 members of staff. Below you will find even more facts for the year 2021.
Education
Revenues for first- and second cycle education: 2.2 billion SEK
Total number of registered students*: 41,496 (64% women)
Total number of full-time equivalent students**: 30,485 (64% women)
Annual performance equivalent SU: 23,567
*Students with a first or continued registration for a course that Stockholm University offered Spring semester 2021. Source: Swedish Higher Education Authority.
**does not include contracted courses, contract education or education that complements completed foreign education
Full-time students
Human Science: 26,380
Faculty of Humanities: 8,997
Faculty of Law: 2,597
Faculty of Social Sciences: 14,786
Science: 4,105
Study programmes with the largest number of first choice applicants per applicant
- Master's programme in Psychology
- Bachelor’s programme in Criminology
- Study programme in Law
- Study and career guidance programme
- Bachelor programme in Business Administration and Information Technology
- Bachelor's programme in Primary Education – Extended School, with a specialisation in sports and health
Degrees awarded
Degrees awarded at the Bachelor's and Master's levels: 6,775
- General qualifications at the Bachelor's level: 2,987
- General qualification at the Master's level: 1,284
- Professional qualifications: 2,504
International student exchange
Incoming students: 1,136
Outgoing students: 374
Number of active exchange agreements: just over 1000 across 50 countries
Active doctoral students
Active doctoral students: 1,421 (52% women)
Degrees awarded
Doctoral degrees: 179
Licentiate degrees: 28
Staff
Total number of employees: 5,668
Full-time employees: 4,940
Professors: 515 (35% women)
Finance
Total revenue: SEK 5.8 billion
Government funding: 65%
Grants (external funding): 28%
Fees and other contributions: 7%
Distribution of revenue by area of operation:
Revenues for first- and second-cycle education: 40%
Revenues for research and third-cycle education: 60%
Facilities
Costs: SEK 883 million
Area: just under 300,000 sq. m.
Annual report
The Annual report is the government's tool for following up developments at Stockholm University during the past year. The figures above are taken from the Annual report 2021.
Last updated: March 15, 2022
Source: Office of the President (AHS)