# Stockholm University

- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1878
- Official website: http://www.su.se/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/stockholm-university-a002ead6

## Summary

Stockholm University began in 1878 as Stockholm University College (Stockholms högskola), a private alternative to the traditional universities, which gained the right to award degrees in 1904. It became a state university in 1960 and moved to the Frescati campus north of central Stockholm in the 1970s. It is one of Sweden's largest universities, focused on the sciences, humanities, social sciences and law.

## Key facts

- rank: #167 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.su.se/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/05f0yaq80)
- [45,170 registered students, spring 2025 (32,267 FTE)](https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/university-facts/facts-in-numbers)
- [Founding 1878, degree rights 1904](https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/cultural-heritage-and-history/the-history-of-stockholm-university/the-history-of-stockholm-university)
- [Cross-check: university status 1960](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_University)

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