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Lund University in numbers
Explore Lund University in numbers, with key figures on our education, research, staff and finances.
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Lund University has:
- 9 faculties plus several interdisciplinary research institutes, centres and facilities
- 3 campuses in the cities of Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. All campuses are located in southern Sweden. The Lund University School of Aviation is located in Ljungbyhed.
The figures on this page refer to the year 2023, unless otherwise stated.
Education
Students at Lund University can choose from a wide range of degree programmes and stand-alone courses at all levels. The University also offers Scandinavia's widest range of programmes taught in English.
Students
- Individuals per year: 47,000
- Full-time equivalent students: 29,000
International students
- In total: 25%
- At Master's level: 44%
- Outgoing exchange students: 1,300
- Incoming exchange students: 1,700
- Other international students: 10,100
Students come from over 130 different countries and Lund University has exchange agreements with some 560 universities in about 70 countries.
Programmes and courses
- Programmes: 270
- programmes leading to an undergraduate degree: 83
- programmes leading to a Master's degree: 158
- professional qualifications: 29
- Stand-alone courses: 1,450
Lund University offers 10 Bachelor's degree programmes and more than 130 Master's programmes in English.
Distribution of students
- Bachelor's level, programmes: 51%
- Bachelor's level, stand-alone courses: 22%
- Master's level, programmes: 25%
- Master's level, stand-alone courses: 2%
Degrees awarded
- General Bachelor's degrees: 2,900
- General Master's degrees: 2,800
- Professional Bachelor's degrees: 700
- Professional Master's degrees: 1,650
Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU
The EU has established a temporary recovery instrument, NextGenerationEU (NGEU). The initiative will help repair the immediate economic and social damage brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. It will also help build a greener, more digital and more resilient EU, better fit for current and future challenges.
Co-funding of our courses and study programmes has been made possible through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which is part of NGEU.
For more detailed information about RRF, please refer to the Swedish government's recovery and resilience plan:
Sweden's recovery and resilience plan – regeringen.se (in Swedish)
Research
Lund University conducts high-quality interdisciplinary research. Our work addresses societal challenges on a broad scale, both nationally and internationally.
Research students
- Individuals: 2,700
- of whom international research students: 46%
- of whom new doctoral students: 460
- Doctoral degrees: 400
Research publications
- No of publications: 6,080 (2022)
Largest research funding bodies
- Swedish Research Council: SEK 1064 million/EUR 96 million
- EU: SEK 511 million/EUR 46 million
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation: SEK 192 million/EUR 17 million
- Formas: SEK 157 million/EUR 14 million
- Vinnova: SEK 141 million/EUR 13 million
Staff
Lund University is one of Scandinavia's largest and most comprehensive universities. Our staff play a vital role in achieving academic excellence and driving progress.
Employees
- Individuals: 8,800 (corresponding to 7,500 full-time equivalents)
- of whom professors: 750
- of whom other academic staff, researchers and employed research students:
4,300 - of whom technical and administrative staff: 3,000
Finances
Lund University's revenue is a combination of direct government funding and external funding, reflecting strong government support and important contributions from a variety of external sources.
Revenue
- Total: SEK 10.4 billion/EUR 938 million
- direct government funding: 51%
- external funding: 49%
Expenditure
- Total: SEK 10.4 billion/EUR 936 million
- staff: 63%
- premises: 13%
- other: 24%