The University of Gothenburg is a public university located in Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg. It was founded as “Göteborgs högskola” (Gothenburg University College) in 1891. In 1907 it was granted the same status as Uppsala University and Lund University by the Swedish government, thus creating Sweden’s third oldest university. With 37.000 students and 6.000 staff members, it is one of the largest universities in the Nordic countries. The University of Gothenburg has the highest number of applicants per study place in many of its subjects and courses, making it one of the most popular universities in Sweden. The university is ranked among the top 200 universities in the world by Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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University of Gothenburg (non-EU/EEA students)
Country
- Sweden
City
- Gothenburg ,
Founding year
1891
Acceptance rate
30%
Fall semester application deadline
January 15
Spring semester application deadline
August 17
Semester fees (30 ECTS)
From €6750/semester
Contact
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General rankings position
QS World University Rankings
185°
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
191°
Academic Ranking of World Universities
101-150°
Center for World University Rankings
169°
CWTS Leiden Ranking
208°
Eduniversal palmes
4/5
QS World Universities by Subject
Arts & Humanities
240°
Engineering and Technology
451-500°
Life Sciences & Medicine
95°
Natural Sciences
373°
Social Sciences & Management
243°
Accounting & Finance
251-300°
Anatomy & Physiology
51-100°
Art & Design
51-100°
Biological Sciences
151-200°
Business & Management Studies
301-350°
Chemistry
351-400°
Communication & Media Studies
51-100°
Computer Science & Information Systems
451-500°
Dentistry
4°
Economics & Econometrics
201-250°
Education & Training
101-150°
Environmental Sciences
151-200°
Law
301-340°
Mathematics
301-350°
Medicine
99°
Modern Languages
251-300°
Nursing
51-100°
Physics & Astronomy
401-450°
Politics & International Studies
51-100°
Psychology
201-250°
Sociology
101-150°
Statistics & Operational Research
201-230°
