Umea University

Umea University was founded in 1965 and is Sweden’s fifth oldest university. Today, we have a strong international and multicultural presence with students, teachers and researchers from all over the world.

We constantly strive towards making it one of Scandinavia’s best environments for study and research that meets the challenges of an ever-increasing global society.

Foundation year: 1965
Short name: UMU
Type: Public
Students: 16760
Faculty: 1410
Faculty/Students Ratio: 12:1
Region: Europe
Location: Umea