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Ridhi

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Yes an estimated 12,800+ students at Lund University are international students with 130+ nationalities. Moreover 40% of all of the staff at the university is international while 42% of teachers and researchers as well as 27% of technical and administrative staff, represent a non Swedish country at Lund.

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Ridhi

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There are 46,000 international students currently enrolled on the Lund campus 28% of whom are international students. Out of these 1,300 are outgoing exchange students, 1,900 are incoming exchange students while 12,700 come under other international students. There are 2,800 Research students of whom 51% are foreign students.

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Mayank Katariya

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Most of the Lund University courses are quite popular as this is one of the most popular universities in Sweden. Ranked at #2 in Sweden, Lund University courses like Biological Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, Mechanical Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering, Pharmacy and Pharmacology are some of the many courses ranked by QS. Given below is the ranking table for subjects - 

QS Subject Ranking for Lund Courses2025
Biological Sciences85
Physics and Astronomy131
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering134
Engineering and Technology143
Pharmacy and Pharmacology201

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Pallavi Garg

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Lund University is considered one of the top universities in Sweden as well as the whole world. As per Shiksha Popualarity Rankings, it ranks at #2 in Sweden and #62 in the world. Many of the top ranking bodies of the world have ranked this university like the US World, QS, THE, ARWU and more. Given below are the Lund University rankings - 

Ranked by202420252026
Shiksha6262– / –
QS221372
THE1069595
ARWU101101– / –
US News125121– / 

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Akash Gaur

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The Lund University acceptance rate of 58%. The Chalmers University of Technology acceptance range typically between 80-90%, making it much more easier to secure admissions at.

Students interested in admissions to either institute are required to maintain solid academic scores & a professional resume highlighting other skills, as both Lund & Copenhagen have shown a tendency to be picky to varying extents & priortising highly qualified candidates. 

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Akash Gaur

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With a 58% acceptance rate, Lund University is moderately tough to get into. The university follows a slightly stringent approach while selecting candidates for its programs. Students must fulfill the basic eligibility criteria including proof of upper secondary education for UG, and a bachelor's degree from an internationally recognised university for PG. Students must perform extremely well in academics, and participate in extracurricular activities, volunteer work, and gain relevant work experience to increase their selection probability.

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Akash Gaur

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Lund University is one of the best universities for international students. It is well known for its innovative and interdisciplinary research initiatives. The university has a strong international reputation with partners from more than 75 countries. It emphasizes on relationships with academic institutions and the general public that push boundaries and create extraordinary conditions for scientific breakthroughs and developments.
Unofficial sources claim that over 47,000 students applied to Lund University because of its stellar international reputation and excellent rankings.

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Akash Gaur

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With a 58% acceptance rate, Lund University is moderately tough to get into. The university follows a slightly stringent approach while selecting candidates for its programs. Students must fulfill the basic eligibility criteria, including proof of upper secondary education for UG, and a bachelor's degree from an internationally recognised university for PG. Students must perform extremely well in academics, and participate in extracurricular activities, volunteer work, and gain relevant work experience to increase their selection probability.

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Nishtha Shukla

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Though in terms of acceptance rate, Lund University is more selective, it is up to students where to study. A comparison between these two universities is given below: 

Particulars

Uppsala University

Lund University

Founded

1477

1666

QS Rankings 2026

#93

#72

Popular courses for Indian students

Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, CS

Data Science, Engineering, Business, Economics

Tuition fees per year

INR 8 L – INR 13 L

INR 9 L – INR 15 L

Scholarships

Uppsala University Global Scholarships

Lund Global Scholarship Programme

Acceptance rate

Around 75%

Around 34%

 

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Akash Gaur

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  • The Swedish Migration Agency regularly releases a list of the most in demand jobs in Sweden, and is worth checking out 
  • Korta vägen is a nation-wide employment programme for international students in Sweden and can be accessed via the Swedish Public Employment Service.
  • Go through the popular job search platforms in Swedem such as: Arbetsformedlingen (The Swedish Public Employment Service) or the EURES portal

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