Facts about Karolinska Institutet
Did you know that Karolinska Institutet (KI) is one of the world's leading medical universities? KI is consistently among the highest ranked universities in the world and has been dedicated to medical education and research since 1810. Since 1901, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. KI's vision is to advance knowledge about life and strive towards better health for all.
KI is Sweden's largest medical university. 33 per cent of all doctoral students in Sweden in medicine and health sciences in Sweden are at KI. The university is divided into three departmental groups with a total of 21 departments. Activities are conducted at our two campuses in Solna and Flemingsberg, as well as at several hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the Stockholm region.
KI in figures
- 6,500 students
- Over 2,000 doctoral students
- 5,600 employees
- Research accounts for 85 per cent of KI's total annual turnover
- 7,200 scientific articles per year
- 75 per cent of all scientific articles are co-published with parties outside Sweden
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Education
KI offers Sweden's widest range of medical education, both longer and shorter programmes and courses. KI has 13 undergraduate (first cycle) programmes, 31 postgraduate (second cycle) programmes, and 110 freestanding course. Most of the programmes lead to professional and general degrees.
Master programmes taught in English
Discover KI's full range of programmes (in swedish)
Doctoral education
Every year about 350 doctoral students graduate from KI. The doctoral students have backgrounds from several scientific fields and a large proportion come from countries other than Sweden.
Read more about Doctoral education at Karolinska Institutet
Research at KI
KI's research spans a broad field - from basic experimental research to patient-centred research and healthcare science. The close collaboration with the health care system provides good conditions for new research findings to quickly benefit patients. Clinical observations also provide the basis for new research ideas.
Read more about KI's research.
Outreach activities
Through close collaboration with healthcare, industry and other organisations, education and research results benefit society. KI has extensive international collaborations and a broad social commitment.
How KI interacts with the society.
Staff
In 2025, Karolinska Institutet had 5,675 employees, corresponding to 5,078 full-time equivalents. In addition to employees, there are a large number of affiliated persons who participate in KI's activities within the framework of their employment with another employer.
Do you want to be part of KI? See vacancies.
Economy
Karolinska Institutet's turnover in 2025 was SEK 8,650 million.
Key indicators
| Education and research | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTE, full time equivalent, students | 6,743 | 6,483 | 6517 |
| -women (%) | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Cost per FTE student (SEK thousand) | 189 | 186 | 180 |
| APE, annual performance equivalents | 6176 | 5,930 | 5,916 |
| Cost per APE (SEK thousand) | 206 | 203 | 197 |
| Number of fee-paying students | 272 | 243 | 205 |
| -women (%) | 71 | 75 | 73 |
| New doctoral student admissions | 425 | 413 | 401 |
| -women (%) | 61 | 61 | 64 |
| Doctoral students, total | 2215 | 2,230 | 2,173 |
| -women (%) | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Doctoral students with employment (FTEs) | 828 | 783 | 774 |
| -women (%) | 63 | 63 | 61 |
| Average study time, licentiate students (net) | 2,8 | 3,0 | 3,2 |
| Average study time, doctoral students (net) | 4,5 | 4,7 | 4,8 |
| Doctoral degrees awarded | 347 | 341 | 329 |
| Licentiate degrees awarded | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Peer-reviewed scientific publications | i.u. | i.u. | 7,184 |
| Cost per reviewed scientific publication (SEK thousand) | i.u. | i.u. | 981 |
| Staff | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTE, full time equivalent, employees | 5,078 | 5,021 | 4,986 |
| -women (%) | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Avarage annual number of employees | 5,675 | 5,643 | 5,553 |
| Teaching staff (FTEs) | 802 | 803 | 803 |
| -women (%) | 52 | 52 | 51 |
| Teaching staff with doctoral degrees (FTEs) | 742 | 737 | 709 |
| -women (%) | 50 | 50 | 49 |
| Professors (FTEs) | 329 | 328 | 341 |
| -women (%) | 35 | 34 | 33 |
| Finance | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue, total (SEK million), of which | 8,650 | 8,682 | 8,399 |
| Bachelor´s and Master´s education (SEK million) | 1,369 | 1,299 | 1,280 |
| - direct government funding (%) | 86 | 85 | 83 |
| - andel externa intäkter (%) | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Doctoral education and research (SEK million) | 7,282 | 7,384 | 7,120 |
| - direct government funding (%) | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| - external revenue (%) | 67 | 68 | 68 |
| Costs, total (SEK million) | 8,693 | 8,369 | 8,145 |
| - staff (%) | 53 | 53 | 52 |
| - premises (%) | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Premises costs per m² (SEK) | 4,494 | 4,357 | 4,136 |
| - share of adjusted total costs (%) | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Balance sheet total (SEK million), of which | 8,761 | 8,632 | 8,418 |
| - unexpended grants | 4,173 | 4,103 | 4,120 |
| - change in capital for the year | -43 | 313 | 255 |
| - administrative capital (incl. change i cap. for the year) | 2,451 | 2,488 | 2,175 |