Karolinska Institute: Statistics

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#125 of 14,131 In the World
#32 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 39 In Sweden
#1 of 12 In Stockholm
#3 of 1,273 For Epidemiology
Top100 For 68 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 178,714 scientific papers published and 7,058,331 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
178,714
Citations
7,058,331

Karolinska Institute majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
155,309 / 6,052,423
Biology
146,033 / 6,193,858
Genetics
102,266 / 4,661,440
Chemistry
98,496 / 4,474,544
Biochemistry
87,136 / 4,197,633
Pathology
83,484 / 3,437,697
Psychology
71,760 / 2,846,654
Computer Science
66,187 / 2,730,624
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
65,039 / 2,229,125
Psychiatry
51,445 / 2,071,570
Surgery
46,560 / 1,679,131
Immunology
44,424 / 1,877,315
Engineering
41,086 / 1,630,500
Mathematics
37,495 / 1,365,615
Physics
37,101 / 1,343,671
Sociology
37,006 / 1,364,962
Statistics
36,369 / 1,339,520
Neuroscience
36,093 / 1,643,716
Environmental Science
34,969 / 1,257,099
Organic Chemistry
32,678 / 1,367,654
Public Health
30,863 / 1,226,581
Demography
28,817 / 1,158,246
Oncology and Cancer research
25,498 / 1,130,678
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
24,160 / 830,159
Political Science
22,151 / 672,315
Philosophy
21,528 / 608,246
Law
21,509 / 658,598
Anatomy and Physiology
21,060 / 875,258
Geology
17,474 / 639,717
Nursing
16,944 / 550,010
Quantum and Particle physics
16,076 / 544,620
Paleontology
15,294 / 570,338
Pharmacology
15,067 / 596,612
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
13,543 / 672,037
Physical Therapy
13,042 / 481,121
Cardiology
12,824 / 469,447
Linguistics
12,800 / 352,382
Ecology
12,578 / 441,348
Geography and Cartography
12,561 / 434,742
Anesthesiology
12,471 / 457,085

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1750 33248
1992 1653 33499
1993 1761 34171
1994 1790 35974
1995 1995 40214
1996 2016 41861
1997 2161 46498
1998 2333 52996
1999 2481 59613
2000 2493 65371
2001 2570 70744
2002 2738 77372
2003 2691 85606
2004 2947 96853
2005 3079 109303
2006 3355 124013
2007 3656 139573
2008 3925 150990
2009 4275 169861
2010 4495 187475
2011 4742 207447
2012 5070 230916
2013 5825 251630
2014 6011 274828
2015 6629 295060
2016 10149 306355
2017 7714 326641
2018 8060 361105
2019 8814 406699
2020 9712 490930
2021 10144 561914
2022 9870 578879
2023 9452 574377
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 86)
    Enrolled in Karolinska Institute
    1985-1990 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry
    Occupations
    biologistgeneticistphysicianchemist
    Biography

    Tomas Robert Lindahl FRS FMedSci 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
    chemistbiochemist
    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 100)
    Occupations
    biologistacademicneurologistlecturer
    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. Mouna Esmaeilzadeh

    Mouna Esmaeilzadeh
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    physicianneuroscientist
    Biography

    Mouna Esmaeilzadeh is an Iranian medical doctor, neuroscientist, entrepreneur and TV personality. She has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Stockholm Brain Institute at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. Her expertise and know-how has been covered on Swedish national television where she's invited to talk about science, technology, neuroscience and investments/entrepreneurship. The previous secretary of the Nobel Committee Alf Lindberg, said that Esmaeilzadeh is one of the leading authorities within the "future of health". She was awarded the "MENSA award of the Year" as well as the "Fact-based Optimist of the Year Award" which was handed out in partnership with Google by Warp Institute, amongst many other awards and recognitions.

All 54 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 979,000

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