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Stockholm University

SwedenEurope

#147

QS World University Rankings 2026

62.5

QS 2026 overall score

QS World University Rankings data

Ranking data

QS World University Rankings source

#147

QS World University Rankings 2026

#128

QS World University Rankings 2025

62.5

QS 2026 overall score

QS 2026 indicators

Indicator-level data

Each card keeps the QS 2026 score and rank separate. A missing value is not estimated.

Academic reputation

QS 2026 score
65.1
QS 2026 rank
#155

Employer reputation

QS 2026 score
29.5
QS 2026 rank
#484

Faculty-student ratio

QS 2026 score
28.3
QS 2026 rank
#678

Citations per faculty

QS 2026 score
73.6
QS 2026 rank
#186

International faculty ratio

QS 2026 score
83
QS 2026 rank
#271

International student ratio

QS 2026 score
79.4
QS 2026 rank
#224

International student diversity

QS 2026 score
59.1
QS 2026 rank
#346

International research network

QS 2026 score
96.7
QS 2026 rank
#45

Employment outcomes

QS 2026 score
90.5
QS 2026 rank
#102

Sustainability

QS 2026 score
72.1
QS 2026 rank
#291
University profile

About Stockholm University

Stockholm University's catalogue turns subjects into research settings

Stockholm University offers a research catalogue alongside pages for projects, research groups, subjects, departments, and researcher profiles. That arrangement is valuable because it provides a route from a wide subject to a smaller setting where research is organised. A term such as physics, environment, culture, or data can have many meanings across a university. The catalogue can help locate the version of the term that belongs to a defined group or project. Use the central pages to discover vocabulary, then rely on local material to understand the question, approach, and people involved.

The university's research material presents current work in fields that include quantum physics, where public articles connect the field with semiconductors, lasers, and quantum encryption. That example illustrates why topic labels need context. A shared interest in quantum work could refer to theory, materials, computation, devices, or another line of inquiry. The useful next step is to find the project or group that says which part of the field it addresses. A profile becomes more accurate when it names that narrower research setting rather than treating a university-wide subject page as a complete answer.

Open science and research support provide useful context

Stockholm University describes open science as free and open access to scientific texts, research results, and research data. It also makes blogs, podcasts, and research communication visible. These resources can help a reader find explanations, current terms, and public discussions around a research area. They are not interchangeable with a direct description of the research itself. A podcast may communicate a result well, while a project page is more likely to show the active scope of the work. Choose the source type that is closest to the question you are trying to evaluate.

The university library is also presented as support for information searches and publication matters. That is relevant background for a research environment where finding, using, and communicating scholarly material are visible parts of the institutional structure. It does not establish how a particular team works with evidence or data. When comparing a possible research setting, keep library and open-science information in the contextual layer. Put the decisive emphasis on the department, group, project, or researcher page that connects a topic with a defined body of work.

Use two levels of evidence for a Stockholm University note

A useful Stockholm University note combines a subject-level page with a local research page. Begin with the catalogue or research subject that places your question within the university's map. Then identify the smaller unit that makes the connection testable. The second source might be a group, project, department, or researcher profile. Explain the overlap with care. It may concern a phenomenon, material, data source, technical method, cultural object, or social process. The connection should be visible in the research description rather than inferred from a broad subject heading.

This method leaves room for uncertainty without making the profile vague. The catalogue, open-science material, and library information show how Stockholm University presents research and research support. They cannot establish that any particular unit is the right setting for a specific project. Note the evidence that is present and the question that remains unanswered. A short, bounded comparison can be updated easily and is more reliable than a larger claim built from general institutional language.

Institution record

Country
Sweden
Region
Europe
Status
Public
QS size code
L
Profile record updated
July 24, 2026

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