SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) is an internationally leading university dedicated to research, education and environmental analysis in the field of sustainable living sciences.

The main locations are Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, but it also operates at research stations, experimental parks and educational sites across the country.

Here we come together people with different perspectives but with a common goal of creating the best conditions for sustainable development, a better life and a better world.

• In 2023, the number of students in grant-funded education at SLU is 4,207 full-year students (hst). This means a decrease of 186 hst compared to the previous year. The government's target for the period 2022-2024 is at least 12,600 hst. Despite the decrease, the assessment is that SLU will achieve its goals.
• SLU enrolled 947 new students in education programs starting at the undergraduate level (excluding cooperation with other Swedish universities). This is a decrease of 40 students compared to 2022.
• In secondary programs, 337 new students were enrolled in 2023. This is the lowest number of students starting secondary education in the period 2019-2023. Compared to the number of 525 first-ranked senior new students in 2020, this is a decrease of 36%.
• The number of new students enrolled in tuition-paying programs in 2023 was 89, a slight decrease from 2022.
• In 2023, SLU awarded a total of 1,215 degrees to 1,002 students, an increase from 2022 and the highest number in the period 2019-2023.
• The animal care and veterinary programs continued to expand in 2023. In autumn 2023, 155 new students will be admitted to the Veterinary Medicine Department for 145 places and 120 new students will be admitted to the Animal Nursing Department for 115 places.
• Equality and diversity among students continue to be a focus, for example: through investment in training on equality and equal conditions for administrators and equality-integrated teaching methods for teachers.