Uppsala University facts and figures
Uppsala University was founded in 1477 and is today a strong, comprehensive research university, ranked among the best in the world. Here you will find 50,000 students and 7,500 employees.
Our ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term difference in society. At the heart of this mission is the endeavour to advance sustainable development, engage with the wider community, and promote openness and respect. Our most important asset are all the individuals whose curiosity and commitment make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces.
Uppsala University by the numbers
General statistics
- The first Nordic university – founded in 1477
- Uppsala University is divided into three disciplinary domains: humanities and social sciences, medicine and pharmacy, and science and technology
- Nine faculties
- Approximately 60 departments and similar units
- Turnover (revenue): SEK 9,235 million
- Employees: 7,539 (year average). 6,648 full-time equivalents. 53% women.
- Teachers: 1,827 full-time equivalents (43% women)
- Professors: 666 full-time equivalents (34% women)
- Other academic staff: 2,051 full-time equivalents (51% women)
- Technical and administrative staff: 2,286 full-time equivalents (65% women)
- Facilities: approximately 406,300 square metres
Research and PhD programmes
- Doctoral education in 152 subject areas.
- PhD students: 2,415 (54% women)
- PhDs conferred: 379
- Peer-reviewed scholarly publications: 5,865*
- Revenue for research and PhD programmes: SEK 6,457 million
- 58% of research funding comes from external sources
*) This figure is for 2024. The figure for 2025 was not available when the annual report for 2025 was published.
Education at Bachelor’s and Master’s level
- Programmes starting at Bachelor’s level: 83
- Programmes starting at Master’s level: 102
- Freestanding courses: approximately 1,600
- Registered students: 49,860 (2026) – 61% women. Full-time equivalents: 29,743 (2025)
- Most popular study programmes: law, business and economics, medicine, nursing and social work
- Degrees awarded: 7,036 (2025) – 54% at Master’s level
- International Master’s programmes: approximately 80
- International Bachelor’s programmes: 8
- Freestanding courses taught in English: approximately 660
- International student exchanges: approximately 1,400 incoming students and 1,000 outgoing
- Fee-paying international students: 2,097, or 1,362 full-time equivalents
More facts and figures can be found in Uppsala University’s annual report for 2025 (in Swedish).
Funding
Uppsala University’s activities are funded by state grants, external grants, fees and other types of income. Approximately 50 percent of research is funded by external grants, while education is primarily funded by the state.
Since 2021, Uppsala University received part of its direct state funding from the Next Generation EU recovery package. Next Generation EU is a temporary initiative to help repair the acute economic and social damage wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of the funds are chanelled through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
Sweden’s recovery plan as part of the EU’s recovery plan – government website
The Swedish Higher Education Authority coordinates Swedish higher education institutions’ reporting to the EU, and Uppsala University uses the EU’s definitions of corruption, fraud, double funding and conflicts of interest when managing these funds.
The definitions are laid out in this report on the Swedish government’s website
Famous alumni
One of the University's famous alumni is Svante Pääbo, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022. Carl Linnaeus, Anders Celsius and Olof Rudbeck Sr. are a few examples of prominent scientists in Uppsala University’s history.