Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski": Statistics

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#811 of 14,131 In the World
#320 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 47 In Bulgaria
#1 of 19 In Sofia
#404 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
Top50% For 114 other topics
Subject rankings

Quick Review

Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
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 RequirementsSecondary school certificate (diploma za zavarsheno sredno obrazovanie) and entrance examination
Academic CalendarSeptember to June (September - December; February-June)

Research profile

Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" is a world-class research university with 22,358 scientific papers published and 377,189 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Computer Science.

Publications
22,358
Citations
377,189

Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" majors

by publication & citation count

Physics
14,924 / 298,658
Engineering
13,670 / 260,522
Chemistry
13,591 / 259,637
Quantum and Particle physics
12,046 / 259,569
Biology
10,653 / 177,377
Organic Chemistry
8,979 / 169,979
Materials Science
8,788 / 171,150
Environmental Science
8,764 / 161,078
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
6,785 / 107,933
Computer Science
6,460 / 100,062
Optical Engineering
5,417 / 112,430
Biochemistry
5,345 / 99,248
Medicine
4,674 / 67,069
Geology
4,649 / 77,996
Geography and Cartography
4,219 / 89,654
Nuclear Physics
3,970 / 124,083
Genetics
3,835 / 55,143
Metallurgical Engineering
3,755 / 86,343
Philosophy
3,613 / 41,344
Astrophysics and Astronomy
3,311 / 91,358
Ecology
3,149 / 55,077
Mathematics
3,063 / 51,542
Electrical Engineering
2,893 / 53,929
Paleontology
2,879 / 49,539
Physical chemistry
2,644 / 54,026
Chemical Engineering
2,644 / 59,165
Political Science
2,504 / 26,384
History
2,455 / 57,308
Law
2,308 / 25,525
Statistics
2,267 / 46,308
Nanotechnology
2,241 / 38,819
Archaeology
2,198 / 56,261
Psychology
2,165 / 26,338
Business
2,151 / 29,193
Linguistics
2,087 / 27,338
Atomic and Molecular physics
2,069 / 50,604
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2,025 / 23,898
Condensed Matter Physics
1,937 / 27,411
Telecommunications
1,884 / 41,395
Sociology
1,810 / 23,850

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 284 967
1993 298 933
1994 309 1186
1995 303 1250
1996 305 1591
1997 322 1557
1998 302 1782
1999 361 2149
2000 315 2048
2001 324 2585
2002 353 2888
2003 337 3242
2004 359 3699
2005 421 4489
2006 454 5427
2007 542 6059
2008 495 6715
2009 567 7329
2010 567 8281
2011 596 9942
2012 642 13146
2013 665 14730
2014 665 15773
2015 650 18457
2016 774 20600
2017 769 20497
2018 874 21249
2019 1038 24340
2020 1033 26508
2021 1150 30288
2022 1130 27348
2023 1243 30223
2024 1012 28582
Academic rankings

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

  1. Julia Kristeva

    Julia Kristeva
    Born in
    Bulgaria Flag Bulgaria
    Years
    1941-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    philosopherpsychoanalystnovelistlinguistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    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.

  2. Tzvetan Todorov

    Tzvetan Todorov
    Born in
    Bulgaria Flag Bulgaria
    Years
    1939-2017 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    geologistsemiologistliterary theoristhistoriancritic
    Biography

    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.

  3. Ahmed Dogan

    Ahmed Dogan
    Born in
    Bulgaria Flag Bulgaria
    Years
    1954-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  4. Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

    Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
    Born in
    North Macedonia Flag North Macedonia
    Years
    1900-1986 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    writerteacherphilosopher
    Biography

    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.

All 100 notable alumni

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 1,404,000

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