Stockholm University

Overview

Stockholm University is a public university founded in 1878 as Stockholm University College and granted university status in 1960. Its four faculties, covering humanities, law, social sciences and science, are grouped into two academic areas. The main campus has been at Frescati in northern Stockholm since the 1970s.

Facts

Founded

1878 as a university college; university status in 1960

Students

30,400 full-time equivalents (2024), plus 1,300 doctoral students

Employees

5,400 members of staff (2024)

Faculties

Four faculties: Humanities, Law, Social Sciences and Science

Work at Stockholm University

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Other institutions in Sweden

• Institute for Futures StudiesStockholm
• KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm
• Royal College of Music in StockholmStockholm
• Royal Institute of ArtStockholm