Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski": Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #839 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #344 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #1 of 47 | In Bulgaria |
| #1 of 19 | In Sofia |
| #405 of 2,325 | For Theoretical Physics |
| Top50% | For 114 other topics |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.uni-sofia.bg
- Languages
- Bulgarian;English
- Acceptance rate
- 55%*
* Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" 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 Requirements | Secondary school certificate (diploma za zavarsheno sredno obrazovanie) and entrance examination |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | September to June (September - December; February-June) |
Research profile
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" is a world-class research university with 22,994 scientific papers published and 397,283 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Computer Science.
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 298 | 931 |
| 1994 | 309 | 1186 |
| 1995 | 303 | 1249 |
| 1996 | 305 | 1594 |
| 1997 | 322 | 1558 |
| 1998 | 302 | 1781 |
| 1999 | 361 | 2152 |
| 2000 | 315 | 2048 |
| 2001 | 324 | 2588 |
| 2002 | 353 | 2892 |
| 2003 | 337 | 3245 |
| 2004 | 359 | 3701 |
| 2005 | 421 | 4490 |
| 2006 | 454 | 5427 |
| 2007 | 542 | 6058 |
| 2008 | 495 | 6720 |
| 2009 | 567 | 7332 |
| 2010 | 567 | 8280 |
| 2011 | 596 | 9945 |
| 2012 | 643 | 13149 |
| 2013 | 663 | 14738 |
| 2014 | 667 | 15773 |
| 2015 | 650 | 18468 |
| 2016 | 775 | 20607 |
| 2017 | 769 | 20516 |
| 2018 | 875 | 21260 |
| 2019 | 1039 | 24353 |
| 2020 | 1032 | 26520 |
| 2021 | 1152 | 30296 |
| 2022 | 1132 | 27395 |
| 2023 | 1249 | 30295 |
| 2024 | 1050 | 29350 |
| 2025 | 767 | 25031 |
Tuition
| International studetns | 3,850 per annum; Doctoral degree programmes, 6,500 per annum in full-time mode and 3,300 per annum in part-time mode (EUR) |
|---|---|
| Local studetns | 3,100-3,300 per annum (except in Medicine and Pharmacy, 4,650); Doctoral degree programmes, 5,500 per annum in full-time mode and 2,750 per annum in part-time mode (EUR) |
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
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 Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".
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 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bakalavr | Accountancy, African Languages, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Arabic, Archaeology, Archiving, Armenian, Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biology, Biotechnology, Bulgarian, Business Administration, Central European Studies, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Languages, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Documentation Techniques, Eastern European Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Electronic Engineering, English, English Studies, Environmental Studies, Ergotherapy, Ethnology, European Studies, Finance, French, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, Geophysics, German, Greek, Hindi, History, Hungarian, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Italian, Japanese, Journalism, Korean, Laser Engineering, Library Science, Mathematics, Meteorology, Molecular Biology, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Optometry, Philosophy, Physical Engineering, Physics, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Relations, Publishing and Book Trade, Regional Studies, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Religion, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Science Education, Slavic Languages, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Southeast Asian Studies, Spanish, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Engineering, Theology, Tourism, Turkish |
|---|---|
| Magistr | Biology, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Education, Geography, Geology, History, Journalism, Law, Mass Communication, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Modern Languages, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Slavic Languages, Theology |
| Doktor | Administrative Law, Aesthetics, African Languages, Anaesthesiology, Analytical Chemistry, Ancient Books, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Archiving, Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Botany, Bulgarian, Business Computing, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Civil Law, Classical Languages, Computer Education, Computer Science, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Criminology, Crystallography, Demography and Population, Documentation Techniques, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Ethics, Ethnology, Finnish, Folklore, Foreign Languages Education, Genetics, Geochemistry, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, Geophysics, German, History of Law, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hungarian, Industrial and Production Economics, Industrial Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Labour Law, Latin, Law, Library Science, Literature, Logic, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanics, Medicine, Medieval Studies, Meteorology, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Modern History, Molecular Biology, Mongolian, Native Language Education, Nuclear Physics, Operations Research, Organic Chemistry, Orthopaedics, Paleontology, Pedagogy, Persian, Petrology, Philology, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Prehistory, Primary Education, Private Law, Psychology, Public Law, Radiophysics, Science Education, Slavic Languages, Social Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Solid State Physics, South and Southeast Asian Languages, Special Education, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Teacher Training, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Turkish, Virology, Water Management, Water Science, Zoology |
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" alumni
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Julia Kristeva
- Occupations
- novelistlinguistuniversity teachersociologistliterary critic
- Biography
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Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, semiotician, psychoanalyst, feminist, and novelist who has lived in France since the mid-1960s. She has taught at Columbia University, and is now a professor emerita at Université Paris Cité. The author of more than 30 books, including Powers of Horror, Tales of Love, Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia, Proust and the Sense of Time, and the trilogy Female Genius, she has been awarded Commander of the Legion of Honor, Commander of the Order of Merit, the Holberg International Memorial Prize, the Hannah Arendt Prize, and the Vision 97 Foundation Prize, awarded by the Havel Foundation.
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Tzvetan Todorov
- Occupations
- philosopherliterary criticsemiologistliterary theoristgeologist
- Biography
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Tzvetan Todorov was a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist. He was the author of many books and essays, which have had a significant influence in anthropology, sociology, semiotics, literary theory, intellectual history and culture theory.
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Ahmed Doğan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ahmed Demir Dogan is a Turkish Bulgarian oligarch and politician who founded the DPS party in 1990 and remained its leader until he stepped down in 2013, from which point he continued to be its honorary chairman until 2025.
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Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
- Occupations
- teacherphilosopherwriter
- Biography
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Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov was a Bulgarian philosopher, pedagogue, mystic, and esotericist. A leading 20th-century teacher of Western Esotericism in Europe, he was a disciple of Peter Deunov (Beinsa Douno), the founder of the Universal White Brotherhood.
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" faculties and divisions
| Department/Division : Information and In-Service Training of Teachers | Teacher Training |
|---|---|
| Department/Division : Language Learning | Bulgarian, Modern Languages |
| Department/Division : Sports | Physical Education, Sports |
| Faculty : Biology | Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Ecology, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Environmental Studies, Genetics, Histology, Inorganic Chemistry, Limnology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Zoology |
| Faculty : Chemistry and Pharmacy | Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Thermal Physics |
| Faculty : Classical and Modern Philology | American Studies, Classical Languages, English Studies, Foreign Languages Education, German, Germanic Studies, Modern Languages, Philology, Romance Languages, Scandinavian Languages, Spanish |
| Faculty : Economics and Business Administration | Business Administration, Economics |
| Faculty : Education | Education, Educational Administration, Pedagogy |
| Faculty : Geology and Geography | Geography, Geology, Tourism |
| Faculty : History | Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Archiving, Central European Studies, History, Modern History |
| Faculty : Journalism and Mass Communication | Journalism, Mass Communication, Printing and Printmaking, Public Relations, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting |
| Faculty : Law | Administrative Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, History of Law, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law |
| Faculty : Mathematics and Informatics | Applied Mathematics, Computer Education, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Statistics, Systems Analysis |
| Faculty : Medicine | Medicine |
| Faculty : Philosophy | Aesthetics, Cultural Studies, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Ethics, Experimental Psychology, Information Sciences, Library Science, Logic, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Psychology, Sociology |
| Faculty : Physics | Applied Physics, Astronomy and Space Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Electronic Engineering, Geophysics, Laser Engineering, Meteorology, Microelectronics, Nuclear Physics, Optics, Physics, Power Engineering, Radiophysics, Solid State Physics, Thermal Physics |
| Faculty : Preschool and Primary School Education | Preschool Education, Primary Education |
| Faculty : Slavic Studies | Ancient Civilizations, Bulgarian, Central European Studies, Eastern European Studies, Educational Sciences, Literature, Native Language Education, Russian, Slavic Languages |
| Faculty : Theology | Bible, Canon Law, Christian Religious Studies, History of Religion, New Testament, Orthodox Theology, Theology |
General information
| Alternative names | SU Софийски университет "Св. Климент Охридски" |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1888 |
| Accreditation | National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEAA) |
| Motto | Ipsa scientia potestas est |
Location and contacts
| Address | bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel" 15 Sofia, 1504 Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| City population | 1,206,000 |