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Facts about Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology experiences rapid growth with world-leading expertise within several research areas. Our scientific and artistic research and education are conducted in close collaboration with international, national and regional companies, the public sector and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has an annual turnover of almost SEK 2.1 billion. We have around 1,900 employees and over 18,700 students.

All figures are from the annual report 2024.

Research

The research at Luleå University of Technology is predominantly applied and takes place in close collaboration with international and national companies and partners. The research has a turnover of almost SEK 1.2 billion and is organised into 64 research subjects.

Research areas

Built Environment and Infrastructure
Architecture and Design
Mines and Minerals
Mechanical Engineering and Materials
Energy
Digitalisation, Automation and Artificial Intelligence
Space
Business Administration and Social Sciences
Health
Education
Music and Theatre

Current research projects are available on the page Our research.

Employees

Luleå University of Technology has around 1,900 employees.

Full-time equivalents

The number of full-time equivalents corresponds to the number of employees converted into full-time posts.

Total: 1,551 full-time equivalents
49 per cent women, 51 per cent men

Professors: 151 full-time equivalents
30 per cent women, 70 per cent men

Associate professors: 103 full-time equivalents
40 per cent women, 70 per cent men

Teachers and researchers (including professors): 611 full-time equivalents
39 per cent women, 61 per cent men

Administrative and technical staff: 524 full-time equivalents
67 per cent women, 33 per cent men

Turnover

Luleå University of Technology has a total turnover of almost SEK 2.1 billion per year.

Education at first and second level: SEK 822 million

Commissioned education: SEK 13 million

Research and doctoral education: SEK 1,149 million

Commissioned research: SEK 87 million

Education at first and second level

The total number of students

18,740 students, 51 per cent women and 49 per cent men.

Including first cycle/bachelor’s level, second cycle/master’s level and freestanding courses.

Full-year students

A full-time student corresponds to a student enrolled for full-time studies during an academic year.

Master Programme in Engineering: 1,927 full-year students
29 per cent women, 71 per cent men

Bachelor Programme in Engineering: 161 full-year students
16 per cent women, 84 per cent men

Other technical educations: 342 full-year students
37 per cent women, 63 per cent men

Teacher and pedagogy: 624 full-year students
84 per cent women, 16 per cent men

Economics and Social Sciences: 1,230 full-year students
57 per cent women, 43 per cent men

Music, media and theater: 204 full-year students
43 per cent women, 57 per cent men

Health Sciences: 847 full-year students
78 per cent women, 22 per cent men

Advanced level: 553 full-year students
50 per cent women, 50 per cent men

Freestanding courses: 1,727 full-year students
51 per cent women, 49 per cent men

Total: 7,615 full-year students
51 per cent women, 49 per cent men

EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

Some of the study programmes have been partially financed with funds attributable to the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).