Karolinska Institute Ranking 2026
GURI 2026 summary
Karolinska Institute is ranked #165 in the Global University Rankings Index (GURI) 2026 Global Composite Ranking, with a GURI Score of 87.38. GURI evaluates the university's performance across major global ranking systems including QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking, alongside ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.
GURI Global Rank
#165
GURI Score
87.38
Country
Sweden
National position
#4 of 14
Ranking Achievement
96.25
Coverage Score
67
IRCI
96.54
Institutional Legacy
100.00
Institutional Momentum
20.00
Europe rank
#67 of 694
Performance across ranking sources
- QS World University Rankings (QS 2026): Data is not available for this ranking source in the applicable GURI cycle.
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2026): ranked 53
- ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) (ARWU 2025): ranked 50
Common questions
- What is Karolinska Institute ranked in the world?
- #165 of 2355 universities in the GURI 2026 Global Composite Ranking, with a GURI Score of 87.38.
- Is Karolinska Institute ranked by QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking?
- It appears in 2 of the three ranking systems used in the GURI 2026 edition: Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2026), ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) (ARWU 2025).
- How has Karolinska Institute's GURI position changed?
- GURI 2026: #165 (score 87.38) · GURI 2025: #148 (score 87.72) · GURI 2024: #139 (score 86.96)
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