24 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Sweden

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Sweden ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 186K citations received by 5.58K academic papers made by 24 universities in Sweden was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Lund University

For Human Resource Management

#17 in Europe

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

2. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#18 in Europe

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

3. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Human Resource Management

#19 in Europe

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

4. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Human Resource Management

#24 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

5. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Human Resource Management

#26 in Europe

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

6. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#36 in Europe

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

7. Umea University

For Human Resource Management

#56 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

8. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#76 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

9. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Human Resource Management

#78 in Europe

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

10. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#117 in Europe

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

11. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Human Resource Management

#163 in Europe

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 9,567
Founded: 1977

12. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Human Resource Management

#165 in Europe

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

13. Malmo University

For Human Resource Management

#199 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

14. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Human Resource Management

#211 in Europe

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 12,884
Founded: 1977

15. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Human Resource Management

#221 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1977

16. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Human Resource Management

#241 in Europe

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

17. Lulea University of Technology

For Human Resource Management

#250 in Europe

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

18. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Human Resource Management

#277 in Europe

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,306
Founded: 1977

19. Linnaeus University

For Human Resource Management

#289 in Europe

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 24,355
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1977

20. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Human Resource Management

#307 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

21. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Human Resource Management

#363 in Europe

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,753
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1977

22. Boras University College

For Human Resource Management

#366 in Europe

#914 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

23. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Human Resource Management

#465 in Europe

#1153 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

24. Dalarna University

For Human Resource Management

#492 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Sweden based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lund, Stockholm, Uppsala, and Gothenburg.