Rankings

Times Higher Education ​(universities)

2025: 130
2024: 140
2023: 148
2022: 131
2021: 111
2020: 102
2019: 87
2018: 86
2017: 93
2016: 81
2015: 98
2014: 111
2013: 106
2012: 87
2011: 147

Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2025

Times Higher Education (physics and astronomy)

2025: 130
2024: 126-150
2023: 126-150
2022: 126-150
2021: 101-125
2020: 101-125
2019: 79
2018: 72
2017: 87
2016: 76
2015: 99

Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2025 by subject

ShanghaiRanking ​(universities)

2024: 88
2023: 82
2022: 89
2021: 78
2020: 77
2019: 62
2018: 63
2017: 63
2016: 60
2015: 61
2014: 60
2013: 73
2012: 73
2011: 67
2010: 66
2009: 76
2008: 71
2007: 66
2006: 65
2005: 60
2004: 74
2003: 59

ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024

ShanghaiRanking (physics)

2024: 76-100
2023: 101-150
2022: 47
2021: 45
2020: 45
2019: 51-75
2018: 39
2017: 36
2015: 76-100
2014: 76-100
2013: 76-100
2012: 76-100
2011: 76-100
2010: 76-100
2009: 78-104

ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024

QS World University Ranking ​(universities)

2026: 93
2025: 103
2024: 105
2023: 128
2022: 124
2021: 124
2020: 116
2019: 117
2018: 112
2017: 98
2016: 102
2015: 81
2014: 79
2012: 81
2011: 83

QS World University Ranking 2026

QS World University Ranking (physics and astronomy)

2025: 128
2024: 127
2023: 124
2022: 151-200
2021: 151-200
2020: 151-200
-2019: 101-150

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

Ranking

Uppsala University in the world’s top 100

2025-06-19

• Uppsala University has once again been recognised as one of the world’s top 100 universities. In the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2026, Uppsala University is ranked 93rd, an improvement of 10 places compared with last year’s ranking.

Uppsala University 26th in sustainability ranking

2024-12-10

• QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) has now released its third annual global ranking focusing on the sustainable development performance of higher education institutions, the QS Sustainability Ranking. Uppsala University comes in 26th place in the world and 2nd place in Sweden.

Uppsala University climbing in world ranking

2024-10-09

• Uppsala University has climbed 10 places from last year to 130th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, which list the top 2,000 higher education institutions worldwide. Uppsala comes fourth in Sweden, after Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Lund University.

Uppsala University in the top 90 in new global ranking

2024-08-16

• Uppsala University comes in 88th place in the latest international Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai ranking. This means Uppsala University takes second place in Sweden behind Karolinska Institutet, which is 43rd on the list.

Uppsala University takes 11th place in sustainability

2024-06-14

• Uppsala University has climbed two places in the QS World University Rankings to 103rd place (from last year’s 105th). In terms of sustainability, Uppsala University is ranked 11th in the world, making it one of the top 20 universities globally, alongside Lund University in 8th place.

Uppsala University maintains high sustainability ranking

2023-12-05

• Uppsala University is ranked 11th for the second year in a row in the QS World University Ranking: Sustainability –a global ranking focused on the performance of higher education institutions in sustainable development. Uppsala University ranks second among Swedish higher education institutions after Lund University.

Improved position in this year’s global THE ranking

2023-10-06

• Uppsala University has climbed eight places to 140 in the Times Higher Education's (THE) international university ranking. The University is fourth in Sweden, after Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Lund University.

Uppsala and Lund ranked top Nordic universities

2023-09-26

• For the first time, QS has presented a separate ranking of European universities. In the new list, Uppsala University shares 22nd place with Lund University. The two also share first place among Nordic higher education institutions.

Uppsala University climbing in world rankings

2023-08-16

• Uppsala University has climbed seven places from 89 to 82 in the international Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking. This means Uppsala University has taken second place in Sweden behind Karolinska Institutet.

Top result for Uppsala University in QS rankings

2023-06-28

• Uppsala has climbed 23 places, from 128 to 105, in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings. This result is partly explained by high scores in sustainability and international research network. 
  

Uppsala University rises in the international ranking

2023-06-15

• Uppsala University has climbed 11 places in this year’s ranking of the world's universities from the CWUR (Centre for World University Rankings). This year Uppsala University is ranked 77th, compared to 88th last year.
  

Uppsala University ranked high in sustainability

2022-10-27

• Uppsala University takes 11th place out of 700 higher education institutions in the QS World University Ranking: Sustainability. According to the list, Uppsala University is the top institution in the EU, closely followed by Lund University. The University is highly placed in both environmental impact and social impact.

Uppsala University ranked as second best in Sweden

2022-08-31

• Uppsala University has dropped eleven places from last year and is now 89th in the international Academic Ranking of World Universities 2022, also known as the “Shanghai Ranking”. Uppsala University has been ranked as Sweden’s second best university, behind Karolinska Institutet which takes 41st place. The University of Copenhagen is Scandinavia’s best university and ranks 39th.

New World Ranking: Uppsala University Best in the Nordics in Physics

2022-08-23

• Uppsala University ends up in place 47 in the world within the subject area physics in the 2022 Shanghai ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Uppsala University is with its placement the best in the Nordics within the physics area.

New aggregate ranking is wind in Uppsala University’s sails

2022-02-08

• In a ranking that aggregates three of the world’s premier university rankings – QS, THE and ARWU – Uppsala University ranks at 96 as the best Swedish university. The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia is behind this aggregate ranking, which was launched three years ago.

Uppsala University still number 124 in new world ranking

2021-06-09

• Every year QS World University Rankings ranks more than 1,000 universities across the world. The competition is tough and in the list for 2022, which has just been released, Uppsala University comes in 124th place. This is the same position as last year, and following a downward trend, more positive signals are now appearing.

Uppsala in 111th place in new world ranking

2020-09-03

• Uppsala University comes in 111th place when Times Higher Education (THE) ranks the world’s best universities for 2021. Like most other Swedish universities, Uppsala comes slightly lower than in last year’s THE ranking.

Uppsala University ranked number 77 in new world ranking

2020-08-17

• Uppsala University is in the top 100 in the new ranking of world universities recently published by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. In the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) – popularly known as the Shanghai Ranking – Uppsala University is rated the third best Swedish university at number 77.

Uppsala University Best in the Nordics in Physics

2020-07-14

• Uppsala University ranks 45th in the world in the field of physics in the 2020 Shanghai ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Uppsala University is with its ranking the best in the Nordic region in the field of physics.

Uppsala University places 102nd in new world rankings

2019-09-23

• Uppsala University is ranked 102nd place among 1,400 universities throughout the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of the world’s best universities in 2020.

Uppsala University ranked 87th in new world ranking

2018-09-27

• Uppsala University maintains its position on the top 100 list when Times Higher Education (THE) ranks the world’s best universities 2019. This year, Uppsala University places 87th among 1,200 universities across the world.

Uppsala University retains its position in world ranking

2018-09-12

• Uppsala University retains place 63 in the latest ranking of the world’s best universities by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. In the ranking for 2018 Uppsala University is one of three Swedish higher education institutions in the top 100 list.

Uppsala University back among top 100 in reputation ranking

2018-06-04

• Uppsala University is back among the top 100 universities in the world as Times Higher Education publishes its 2018 World Reputation Ranking. Uppsala University places in the 91–100 interval.

Uppsala University ranked 86th by Times Higher Education

2017-09-06

• Three Swedish higher education institutions are among the top 100 as Times Higher Education ranks the world’s best universities for 2018. Uppsala University has climbed a few positions since last year’s 93rd place to 86th place in this year’s ranking.

New world ranking: Uppsala University in 63rd place

2017-08-16

• Uppsala has kept its place among the top 100 in the latest ranking of the world’s best universities. In the 2017 ranking from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Uppsala University comes in at number 63 and is one of three Swedish higher education institutions in the top 100.

Uppsala University ranked 112 in new QS ranking

2017-06-08

• Every year, the QS World University Rankings ranks nearly 1,000 of the 26,000 universities in the world. As they publish their ranking list for 2018, Uppsala University can be found in 112th place, as against 98th last year.

Uppsala University ranked 93 by Times Higher Education

2016-09-22

• Three Swedish Universities are among the top 100 in Times Higher Educations ranking of the world’s best universities 2016–2017. Uppsala University has dropped from last year’s 81st place, but is still among the top 100 in 93rd place.

Uppsala University climbs back to top 100 in QS World University Rankings

2016-09-06

• QS World University Rankings has published their 2016/17 list of the world’s top universities. Uppsala University is ranked 98th – up from 102nd place last year.

Ranking: Uppsala University improves its position in the top 100 list

2016-08-15

• Uppsala University maintains its position as one of the 100 best universities in the world in the latest ranking of global academic performance. In the recently published list from Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, Uppsala University comes in at 60, as one of three Swedish higher education institutions to make the top 100.

Uppsala University advancing in latest world ranking

2015-10-02

• Three Swedish universities make the top 100 in the latest ranking of the world’s best universities by Times Higher Education, the World University Rankings 2015-16. Uppsala University came in at position 98 last year, and has now advanced to 81, as Sweden’s second-highest ranking university after Karolinska Institutet.

Uppsala University solidly among top 100 universities

2015-08-18

• Uppsala University maintains its position as one of the 100 best universities in the world in the latest ranking of global academic performance. In the recently published list from the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, Uppsala University comes in at 61. In the rankings for individual subjects, UU placed highly as well. Uppsala continues to be regarded as one of the 200 top-performing universities in every subject.

Uppsala University advances in reputation ranking

2015-03-12

• Uppsala University is back among the top 100 in Times Higher Education’s World Reputation Rankings 2015.

Uppsala University advances in new world ranking

2014-10-02

• Three Swedish universities are among the top 100 when Times Higher Education ranks the world’s best universities in the World University Rankings 2014–15. Uppsala University has advanced its position from 111th to 98th place since last year.

New world ranking: Uppsala University in 81st place

2014-09-16

• Uppsala University reinforces its position as one of the 100 best universities in the world. In the QS World University Rankings for 2014, Uppsala University can be found in 81st place.

Uppsala University places 60th in the 2014 Shanghai ranking

2014-08-15

• In this year’s Shanghai Ranking (ARWU), Uppsala University been ranked 60th among the world’s top universities, thereby improving its position by thirteen places. Uppsala University has also improved its score in specific scientific areas, and is now ranked among the top 200 in all areas.

Swedish universities slide in reputation ranking

2014-03-06

• Yesterday, Times Higher Education released the results of the World Reputation Rankings 2014. This year Uppsala University and Lund University have ended up below the top 100 list, together with several other Nordic universities. The ranking has received a lot of attention in Swedish media.

Five Swedish universities among the best in new world ranking

2013-10-03

• Uppsala University has dropped a few positions since last year when Times Higher Education presents their ranking of the 200 best universities in the world. Uppsala University comes in third among the five Swedish universities on the list, and receives high scores for the subject areas life sciences, clinical, pre-clinical and health, and engineering and technology.

New world ranking: Uppsala University in 79th place

2013-09-10

• Uppsala University strengthens its position as one of the 100 best universities in the world. In the latest ranking from QS World University Rankings, Uppsala University has advanced to 79th place.

Times Higher Education ranks Uppsala among top 100

2013-03-05

• The latest ranking of universities world-wide has been published by Times Higher Education - World Reputation Rankings 2013. Uppsala University is one of three Swedish universities among those regarded as the top 100 in the world.

New world ranking puts Uppsala at 88

2012-10-10

• National Taiwan University Ranking 2012 – NTU Ranking – ranks universities all over the world based on quantity and quality of scientific articles. Uppsala University is on the top 100 list and has climbed from last year’s position of 91 to 88.

New ranking: Uppsala University both up and down

2012-10-05

• Times Higher Education has completed a new ranking of universities all over the world. Uppsala University has dropped a few positions since last year’s ranking, but is still very highly ranked in the Life Sciences area.

New world ranking: Uppsala University in top 100

2012-09-11

• Uppsala University has strengthened its position as one of the world’s 100 best universities. QS World University Rankings has ranked Uppsala University at 81st place, up two spots from last year.

Uppsala University retains high world ranking

2012-08-22

• Uppsala defends its position among the 75 best universities in the world in the latest so-called Shanghai ranking. In the recently published ranking from Jiao Tong University in Shanghai Uppsala University is ranked 73rd overall.

Uppsala University a perennial top university

2012-03-16

• Uppsala University is regarded as one of the 100 best universities in the entire world. This is seen in a new ranking done by Times Higher Education – World Reputation Rankings 2012.

Ranking: Uppsala University among the 100 best in the world

2011-10-06

• Times Higher Education has carried out a new ranking of the universities throughout the world. Uppsala University is one of the 100 best.

Uppsala University best in Sweden in new world rankings

2011-09-05

• Uppsala University is among the top 100 and ranks best in Sweden as QS World University Rankings 2011/12 ranks universities throughout the world.

Uppsala University places high in world ranking

2011-08-15

• This year’s edition of the prestigious Shanghai ranking shows that Uppsala University is one of the 100 foremost universities in the world. The University ranks 67th, retaining its high position from previous years.

Uppsala University ranked highly in world

2010-08-18

• Uppsala University is highly ranked in the world. This is shown by this year’s edition of the prestigious Shanghai rankings. Uppsala is in 66th place among the world’s finest universities.

Uppsala University on prestigious ranking list

2008-08-20

• Uppsala University occupies 71st place in the major ranking of the world’s universities that is carried out every year by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai. The result is somewhat lower than last year, when the University was ranked 66th.