The University of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. The University of Gothenburg is the third-oldest Swedish university, and with 24,900 full-time students it is also among the largest universities in the Nordic countries. With its eight faculties and 57 departments, the University of Gothenburg is also one of the most wide-ranging and versatile universities in Sweden. Its eight faculties offer training in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Education, Information Technology, Business, Economics and Law, and Health Sciences. It is a major university in Europe. In the 2010 QS World University Rankings the university was ranked 183rd in the world. In the 2008 ARWU ranking, Gothenburg University is ranked in the 201-302 range when compared to the top 500 universities in the world. Gothenburg University has the highest number of applicants per study place in many of its subjects and courses, and is therefore one of the most popular universities in Sweden. The University of Gothenburg was founded as Göteborgs högskola (Gothenburg University College) in 1891.