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- KTH Sweden US News & World Report Ranking 2025
- KTH Sweden QS Ranking 2026
- KTH Sweden THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
- KTH Sweden ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology is one of the top universities for international students. It is located in Stockholm, Sweden and is aimed at offering good quality education to a student community coming from across the world.
This university has had a history of being ranked by some of the globally renowned ranking bodies. According to Shiksha Popularity Ranking 2025, Syracuse University is ranked globally at #92 and #5, among universities in USA. Shiksha Popularity Ranking is a unique ranking system that aggregates different rankings the university holds from leading publishers globally. This aggregate ranking allows Indian students to evaluate a university and make a guided decision.
According to another global rank publisher, QS, the university ranking was recorded at #78 in World University Ranking, dropped trend in comparison to its 2025 ranking of #74.
The three year rankings of the university by different ranking bodies are given as follows:
| Ranked By | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS | Not Ranked | 73 | 74 | 78 |
| THE | 155 | 97 | 95 | Not Ranked |
| US News | 240 | 251 | 252 | Not Ranked |
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#92QS Ranking
#78THE Ranking
#95ARWU Ranking
#201US News Ranking
#252KTH SwedenKTH Royal Institute of Technology Course Ranking
The KTH Royal Institute of Technology courses are popular all over the world. This reflects in the ranking recognition given to its courses in the field of Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) and Architecture and Planning, among others. According to Shiksha Popularity Ranking 2025, the subject ranking of its Engineering courses is #34. In 2024, this ranking was of #30; recording declined trend.
The KTH Royal Institute of Technology courses in the field of Medicine & Health Sciences are also ranked by Shiksha Popularity Ranking at #549.
According to Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025, here’s how some of KTH Royal Institute of Technology degrees perform globally:
| Course Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #41 | #30 | #34 |
| Medicine & Health Sciences | Not Ranked | #483 | #549 |
| Science | #93 | #68 | #81 |
| Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) | #96 | #119 | #174 |
| Architecture & Planning | #20 | #27 | #41 |
KTH SwedenUS News & World Report Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Universities | 240 | 251 | 252 |
KTH SwedenQS Ranking 2026
| Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 24 | 27 | – / – |
| World University | 73 | 74 | 78 |
| Architecture and Built Environment | 30 | 42 | – / – |
| Art and Design | 101 | 151 | – / – |
| Biological Sciences | 127 | 113 | – / – |
| Engineering and Technology | 37 | 37 | – / – |
| Mathematics | 45 | 70 | – / – |
| Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 20 | 25 | – / – |
| Medicine | 301 | – / – | – / – |
| Physics and Astronomy | 48 | 54 | – / – |
KTH SwedenTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 155 | 97 | 95 |
| Engineering | 53 | 39 | 37 |
| PG Computer Science | 77 | 61 | 69 |
KTH SwedenARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 201 | 201 | 201 |
| Mathematics | 37 | 43 | – / – |
| Physics | 151 | 151 | – / – |
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Answered 2 months ago
KTH Royal Institute is one of the top 100 universities in the world. Shiksha Popularity Ranking has ranked the university at #4 at the national level and #89 at the global level. QS World University ranking ranked the university at #78, showing a decline in graph when compared with previous year ran
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Answered 2 months ago
KTH applications are closed for the spring semester 2025. But the applications for Autumn semester 2026 will open on October 16, 2025 for graduate courses.
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Answered 2 months ago
Engineering specialization has been ranked #1 by Shiksha Popularity Rankings, #25 by QS Rankings and #37 by THE. Popular courses under the Engineering major have been ranked by some other reputed ranking bodies. These are mentioned in the table below:
Ranking Body | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
QS - Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | #20 | #25 |
THE - Engineering | #39 | #37 |
QS - Engineering and Technology | #37 | #37 |
THE - PG Computer Science | #61 | #69 |
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Answered 2 months ago
Yes, KTH university offers four types of scholarships which include KTH Scholarship, KTH One-Year Scholarship, KTH Joint Programme Scholarship and KTH India Scholarship. Indian students are eligible to apply to all four of them but KTH India Scholarship is a kind that is available to only Indian stu
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Answered 2 months ago
KTH offers a Swedish language and culture course to all international students enrolled in a graduate course in their first year. Students need not pay any additional fees in order to participate, nor they receive any credits. Apart from this, there is a distance-learning Swedish course also known a
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