- Student-faculty ratios: 12.5
- Male to female ratio: 60 : 40
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.umu.se/english
- Address: Universitetstorget 16,Umeå, SE-901 87,Sweden
- Phone: -
Umeå University is Sweden’s fifth oldest university, best known for its Institute of Design and research into genomes. It began as a medical school in 1957 and was inaugurated eight years later as Umeå University by King Gustav VI Adolf. From its location in the northerly half of Sweden, students can enjoy the northern lights, the midnight sun in the summer months, as well as the rugged arctic landscape where wild elk roam freely. On the university’s doorstep is the fashionable City of Umeå, population 120,000, which is home to museums, jazz festivals, theatres and an opera company. In 2014 Umeå was designated the European Capital of Culture. Over 500 courses and 34 degree programs are taught in English at the university, including more than 30 two-year Masters programs in science and technology, social sciences, business, health and medicine and the arts. Umeå University has regularly topped the ranks of Swedish universities for its overseas student satisfaction scores, as measured by the International Student Barometer. It comprises students and faculty from all over the globe, with over 52 languages spoken at Umeå and a diverse offering of 900 international student exchange programs. Its campus is home to Europe’s largest training and fitness facility (IKSU Sport), as well as many elite local sports teams. Umeå is known locally as the ‘City of Birches’, with almost 3,000 birch trees lining its avenues – the result of a fire in 1888 that destroyed most of the city. The birch trees were planted as part of a restoration program and to limit the spread of future fires. Since its inception, Umeå University has experienced a huge expansion, from its opening classes of just 446 students to the tens of thousands that attend the institution today. Umeå alumni include Hanna Ljungberg, retired football star, and Sweden's prime minister, Stefan Löfvén. The DNA-editing tool CRISPR/cas9 was discovered by Emanuelle Charpentier at the university.
- Total number of students 16,762
- Number of international students 1,840
- Total number of academic staff 1,408
- Number of international staff 165
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 2,977
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,564
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 190
- Number of research only staff 605
- Number of new undergraduate students 1,128
- Number of new master's students 518
- Number of new doctoral students 153
- Global score 55.8
- Global research reputation #472
- Regional research reputation #160
- Publications #343
- Books #333
- Conferences #1,009
- Normalized citation impact #288
- Total citations #301
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #294
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #256
- International collaboration #775
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #154
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #247
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #186
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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12.5
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11%
Percentage of International Students
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60 : 40
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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17,373
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
201-225
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2013
251-275
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2014
301-350
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2015
351-400
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2016
251-300
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2017
251—300
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–350
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2020
301–350
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Young University Rankings
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2012
23
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2013
29
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2014
39
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2015
51
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Arts & humanities
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2018
251–300
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2019
251–300
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
151–175
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2019
176–200
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Engineering & technology
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2019
501–600
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Life sciences
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2018
126–150
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2019
126–150
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Physical sciences
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2019
301–400
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Social sciences
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–400
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Business & Economics
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2019
401–500
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Computer Science
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2019
401–500
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Education
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2019
201–250
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Psychology
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2019
251–300
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#243 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #409
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #95
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #314
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #140
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #257
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #252
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #167
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #262
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #38
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #141
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #60
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#485 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 41.2
- Chemistry global research reputation #435
- Chemistry regional research reputation #165
- Chemistry publications #737
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #462
- Chemistry total citations #672
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #682
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #541
- Chemistry international collaboration #407
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #61
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #464
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #315
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#191 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #253
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- Clinical Medicine publications #221
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #260
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- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #181
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #506
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #105
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #188
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #251
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#92 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology total citations #109
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- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #284
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #110
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- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #160
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#129 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #282
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #135
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #173
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #32
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #9
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#211 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 35.1
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #172
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #102
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #262
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #103
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #206
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #213
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #166
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #348
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #110
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #186
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #137
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#76 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 69.3
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #136
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- Plant and Animal Science publications #258
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- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #127
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #24
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #150
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- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #25
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#125 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 52.0
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #346
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- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #126
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #175
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #122
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #149
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- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #32
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