Stockholm University ranks 98 in the world 2023 according to ARWU

Stockholm University has achieved a notable rank of 98 in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking. This achievement places the university among the top 100 in the world and secures its position as the third-best university in Sweden. The ranking, which evaluates research quality, considers factors such as Nobel Prize-winning alumni and researchers, highly cited scholars, and publications in prestigious journals like Nature and Science. The top three spots in the ranking are held by Harvard, Stanford, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University, and Stockholm University leading the Swedish institutions at 37th, 82nd, and 98th positions respectively.