Karolinska Institute: Statistics

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#132 of 14,131 In the World
#36 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 39 In Sweden
#1 of 12 In Stockholm
#3 of 1,411 For Epidemiology
Top100 For 64 other topics
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Enrollment
8,070
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Master
Website
ki.se
Languages
Swedish
Acceptance rate
58%*

* Karolinska Institute is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate or foreign equivalent, residents in Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway are eligible
Academic CalendarAugust to June (August - January; January-June)
Enrollment8,070
Full time employee4,549
Student:staff ratio2:1

Research profile

Karolinska Institute is a world-class research university with 197,108 scientific papers published and 9,031,671 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pathology, Psychology, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Psychiatry.

Publications
197,108
Citations
9,031,671

Karolinska Institute majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
169,989 / 7,695,197
Biology
158,604 / 7,788,768
Genetics
109,873 / 5,772,625
Chemistry
105,095 / 5,507,704
Biochemistry
92,700 / 5,142,043
Pathology
89,457 / 4,283,575
Psychology
77,343 / 3,550,085
Computer Science
72,055 / 3,442,307
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
69,816 / 2,863,588
Psychiatry
55,057 / 2,574,314
Surgery
49,193 / 2,070,569
Immunology
47,609 / 2,279,790
Engineering
44,266 / 2,031,910
Physics
40,423 / 1,712,680
Neuroscience
38,709 / 1,972,291
Sociology
38,483 / 1,698,637
Mathematics
38,423 / 1,628,440
Environmental Science
37,760 / 1,578,391
Statistics
37,023 / 1,584,579
Organic Chemistry
34,196 / 1,625,859
Public Health
32,438 / 1,540,037
Demography
29,341 / 1,417,071
Oncology and Cancer research
27,988 / 1,431,283
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
25,210 / 1,009,862
Political Science
24,333 / 892,713
Philosophy
23,626 / 813,942
Law
23,549 / 874,249
Anatomy and Physiology
22,039 / 1,033,271
Geology
18,452 / 795,298
Nursing
18,087 / 708,870
Quantum and Particle physics
17,982 / 682,904
Paleontology
15,870 / 700,662
Pharmacology
15,843 / 714,047
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
15,550 / 942,842
Physical Therapy
14,290 / 629,280
Cardiology
14,050 / 605,218
Linguistics
13,754 / 464,930
Geography and Cartography
13,690 / 543,251
Ecology
13,569 / 561,941
Business
13,058 / 481,408

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 1738 39821
1993 1851 40339
1994 1872 42774
1995 2091 47778
1996 2158 49565
1997 2319 55412
1998 2513 63722
1999 2656 71507
2000 2727 79148
2001 2734 85240
2002 3020 94009
2003 2989 105655
2004 3256 117470
2005 3286 129143
2006 3659 147954
2007 3701 163286
2008 4299 180719
2009 4502 200851
2010 4787 220579
2011 4923 243384
2012 5406 272267
2013 6100 298560
2014 6260 325727
2015 6857 344760
2016 10388 359319
2017 7834 389290
2018 8310 425820
2019 8967 482293
2020 10006 601761
2021 10429 677431
2022 10241 669230
2023 10205 681657
2024 9415 681109
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns 200.000 (SEK)

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Karolinska Institute.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business No No No
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science No No No
Economics No No No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences No No No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics No No No
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Kandidatexamen (Degree of Bachelor) / Konstnärlig kandidatexamen (Degree of Bachelor in Fine Arts) Biological and Life Sciences, Dental Hygiene, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Psychotherapy, Public Health, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Speech Therapy and Audiology
Yrkesexamen (First cycle professional qualification) Dental Hygiene, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Physical Therapy, Psychotherapy, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Speech Therapy and Audiology
Magisterexamen (Degree of Master) / Konstnärlig magisterexamen (Degree of Master in Fine Arts) Medicine, Midwifery, Public Health
Masterexamen (Degree of Master) / Konstnärlig masterexamen (Degree of Master in Fine Arts) Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Psychotherapy, Public Health, Speech Therapy and Audiology
Licentiatexamen Medicine
Doktorsexamen Medicine

Karolinska Institute alumni

  1. Tomas Lindahl

    Tomas Lindahl
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1938-.. (age 87)
    Enrolled in Karolinska Institute
    1985-1990 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry
    Occupations
    physiciangeneticistbiologistchemist
    Biography

    Tomas Robert Lindahl is a Swedish-British scientist specialising in cancer research. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with American chemist Paul L. Modrich and Turkish chemist Aziz Sancar for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.

  2. Sune Bergström

    Sune Bergström
    Awards
    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1916-2004 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    biochemistchemist
    Biography

    Karl Sune Detlof Bergström was a Swedish biochemist. In 1975, he was appointed to the Nobel Foundation Board of Directors in Sweden, and was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University, together with Bengt I. Samuelsson. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Bengt I. Samuelsson and John R. Vane in 1982, for discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related substances.

  3. Torsten Nils Wiesel

    Torsten Nils Wiesel
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1924-.. (age 101)
    Occupations
    neurologistacademicbiologistlecturer
    Biography

    Torsten Nils Wiesel is a Swedish neurophysiologist. With David H. Hubel, he received the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system; the prize was shared with Roger W. Sperry for his independent research on the cerebral hemispheres.

  4. Rolf Sievert

    Rolf Sievert
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1896-1966 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    physicistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Rolf Maximilian Sievert was a Swedish medical physicist whose major contribution was in the study of the biological effects of ionizing radiation.

All 58 notable alumni

Karolinska Institute faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Bioscience and Nutrition Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Endocrinology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Oncology, Virology
Department/Division : Cell and Molecular Biology Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Department/Division : Clinical Neurosciences Neurology, Neurosciences, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology
Department/Division : Clinical Science and Education Epidemiology, Health Education, Medical Technology, Medicine, Nursing
Department/Division : Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology Anaesthesiology, Medical Technology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Radiology, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Surgery, Urology
Department/Division : Clinical Sciences Medicine
Department/Division : Dental Medicine Dental Hygiene, Dental Technology, Dentistry
Department/Division : Laboratory Medicine Chemistry, Immunology, Laboratory Techniques, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physiology
Department/Division : Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics
Department/Division : Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Epidemiology, Genetics, Oncology, Social and Preventive Medicine, Statistics
Department/Division : Medicine Medicine
Department/Division : Medicine Medicine
Department/Division : Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Oncology
Department/Division : Molecular Medicine and Surgery Diabetology, Endocrinology, Genetics, Surgery
Department/Division : Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society Community Health, Gerontology, Health Education, Health Sciences, Neurology
Department/Division : Neurosciences Neurosciences
Department/Division : Oncology-Pathology Oncology
Department/Division : Physiology and Pharmacology Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Physiology
Department/Division : Public Health Sciences Health Education, Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine
Department/Division : Women's and Children's Health Midwifery, Nursing, Paediatrics
Institute : Environmental Medicine Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Toxicology

General information

Alternative names KI
Karolinska Institutet
Founded 1861
Accreditation Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ)
Motto Att förbättra människors hälsa
Colors ki plum

Location and contacts

Address Nobels väg 6 Solna och Alfred Nobels Allé 8 Huddinge
Stockholm, SE-171 77
Sweden
City population 985,000

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