At a glance
- City
- Gothenburg Municipality
- Country
- Sweden — process, visa & costs
- Website
- gu.se/en
- Founded
- 1954
- Students
- 36,003 (2020)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
151–200 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Public Administration | #26 |
| Political Sciences | #39 |
| Oceanography | #41 |
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | #43 |
| Atmospheric Science | #50 |
| Biological Sciences | 51–75 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- universityadmissions.se — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Autumn 2027 entry; university page describes the 2026-27 cycle window as "October 16 - January 15"
- Intake
- Autumn
- Financial aid
- Axel Adler Scholarship is a tuition-fee waiver (no living-expense or travel support) for fee-paying students applying to an international campus-based programme as first priority; India not mentioned as eligible or ineligible on the page
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| First round (recommended for international students) | 15 January 2027 | documentation deadline 1 February |
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- universityadmissions.se — application page ↗
- Intake
- Autumn
- Deadlines
- First round (recommended for international students): 16 October - 15 January, documentation deadline 1 February
- Funding
- Separate scholarships exist for School of Business, Economics and Law master's applicants and an SI Scholarship for Pioneering Women in STEM; coverage/eligibility details not on the pages checked
Scholarships
- Axel Adler Scholarship — fee-paying international students, tuition-fee waiver only
- Scholarships for students at the School of Business, Economics and Law — fee-paying master's applicants at that school
- SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM — women in STEM master's programmes
Studying in Sweden
Indian students go to Sweden for English-taught master's programmes at research-strong technical universities, though non-EU/EEA students pay tuition (Sweden ended free tuition for non-EU students in 2011). All applications go through the single national portal universityadmissions.se, and a residence permit for higher-education studies now carries stricter work and study-progress conditions since June 2026.
- Visa
- Residence permit for higher education studies — SEK 1,500 · about ₹14,517
- Work while studying
- Maximum 15 hours per week during semesters (unlimited in June, July and August) for bachelor's/master's students, under the rules effective 11 June 2026; exceptions apply to internships, student-representative roles, and programme-related research/teaching/artistic work. After completing at least two semesters of study, the work-hour limit no longer applies.
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg · gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/apply/key-dates-program-admission-2026 · gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/apply/tuition-fees · gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/apply/scholarships-for-fee-paying-students · gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/apply/apply-for-bachelors-program · gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/apply/scholarships-for-fee-paying-students/axel-adler-scholarship — checked 28 September 2026.