Ranking placement for KTH
Below is a selection of KTH's placements in a few different university rankings since 2018. Ranking placement by subject area and subject can be found further down on this page.
Total ranking
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE | 187 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 155 | ||
| QS | 104 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 73 |
Ranking placement in subject areas
Engineering & Technology
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE | 38 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 53 |
| QS | 41 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 44 |
Natural Sciences
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS | 89 | 90 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 101 |
Computer Science
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE | 54 | 54 | 69 | 73 | 85 | 77 |
THE World University Rankings web page
Ranking placement in subjects
ARWU (Shanghai ranking)
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation & Control | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | |
| Mathematics | 22 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 32 | |
| Telecommunication Engineering | 19 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 32 | |
| Transport Science & Technology | 18 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 41 | |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 50 | 50 | 38 | 43 | 49 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 44 | 43 | 43 | 51-75 | 51 - 75 | |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 36 | 45 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 48 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 76 - 100 | |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 76-100 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 76-100 | 101 - 150 | |
| Biotechnology | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101 - 150 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 76-100 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101 - 150 | |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | |
| Physics | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 151-200 | 201-300 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 101 - 150 | |
| Economics | 151-200 | 151-200 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 151 - 200 | |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 151 - 200 | |
| Biological Sciences | not ranked | 201-300 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151 - 200 | |
| Chemistry | 101-150 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151 - 200 | |
| Geography | not ranked | 151-200 | not ranked | 151-200 | 151 - 200 | |
| Civil Engineering | 201-300 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 201-300 | 151 - 200 |
QS Ranking by Subject
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 28 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
| Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufactural Engineering | 32 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
| Materials Science | 44 | 26 | 27 | 38 | 27 | 23 |
| Architecture / Built Environment | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
| Civil & Structural Engineering | 45 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 44 | 44 |
| Mathematics | 51-100 | 44 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 48 |
| Chemical Engineering | 101-150 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 78 | 85 | 58 |
| Computer Science & Info Systems | 51-100 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 62 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 90 | 99 | 64 |
| Environmental sciences | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 98 | 78 |
| Chemistry | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 109 | 104 | 87 |
| Statistics & Operational Research | 51-100 | 39 | 37 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 |
| Art & Design | 51-100 | 51-100 | 101-150 | |||
| Biological Sciences | 251-300 | 251-300 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 151-200 |
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) web page
US News & World Report
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 45 | 52 | ||||
| Polymer Science | 46 | 66 | ||||
| Energy and Fuels | 63 | 67 | 74 | |||
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 35 | 42 | 63 | 78 | ||
| Computer Science | 48 | 48 | 76 | 91 | 96 | |
| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 109 | 111 | 108 | |||
| Biology & Biochemistry | 225 | 116 | 114 | 108 | 110 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 78 | 96 | not ranked | 114 | ||
| Condensed Matter Physics | 121 | 121 | ||||
| Physics | 121 | 115 | 102 | 102 | 121 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 94 | 101 | 124 | |||
| Materials Science | 83 | 95 | 98 | 111 | 124 | |
| Optics | 127 | 131 | ||||
| Biotechnology and applied microbiology | 135 | |||||
| Chemistry | 114 | 109 | 114 | 122 | 140 | |
| Space Science | 159 | 162 | 153 | 161 | 156 | |
| Civil engineering | 170 | |||||
| Physical Chemistry | 140 | 157 |
US News & World Report web page
Employability
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE Global Employability Ranking | 91 | 58 | 57 | 62 | ||
| QS Graduate Employability Rankings | 94 | 79 | 75 | Not made | 70 |