The World University Index

Stockholm, Sweden

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Ranked in the world

20

KTH Royal Institute of Technology is ranked 20th in the world for Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 2026

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Full ranking profile

KTH Royal Institute of Technology's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Electrical & Electronic EngineeringQuacquarelli Symonds20
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Engineering & TechnologyQuacquarelli Symonds33
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency63
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency77
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds78
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education79
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency87
THE 2026Times Higher Education98
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature107
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)109
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney118
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency146
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency158
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University158
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University163
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC184
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University186
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group190
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University251
NTU 2025National Taiwan University264
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University278
Time 2026Time / Statista279
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University280
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature280
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University377
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University380
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature384
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature389
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University399
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University401
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University404
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature412
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University432
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University538
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University706

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.