28 Best Materials Science schools in Sweden

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Sweden ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 9.1M citations received by 254K academic papers made by 28 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. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#16 in Europe

#94 in the World

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

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Materials Science

#23 in Europe

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Materials Science

#28 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

4. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Materials Science

#32 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

5. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Materials Science

#62 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

6. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#100 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

7. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#162 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

8. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Materials Science

#195 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

9. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Materials Science

#197 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

10. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Materials Science

#221 in Europe

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

11. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Materials Science

#274 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

12. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Materials Science

#529 in Europe

#1781 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

13. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Materials Science

#537 in Europe

#1826 in the World

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

14. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Materials Science

#592 in Europe

#2063 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

15. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Materials Science

#611 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Enrollment: 24,355
Founded: 1977

16. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Materials Science

#622 in Europe

#2222 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

17. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Materials Science

#632 in Europe

#2267 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

18. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Materials Science

#662 in Europe

#2397 in the World

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

19. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Materials Science

#668 in Europe

#2431 in the World

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

20. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Materials Science

#712 in Europe

#2608 in the World

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

21. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Materials Science

#770 in Europe

#2952 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

22. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#784 in Europe

#3009 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

23. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Materials Science

#841 in Europe

#3275 in the World

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

24. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Materials Science

#852 in Europe

#3313 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

25. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Materials Science

#862 in Europe

#3352 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

26. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Materials Science

#1088 in Europe

#4476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 8,684
Founded: 1996

27. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Materials Science

#1113 in Europe

#4601 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

28. World Maritime University

Sweden | Malmo

For Materials Science

#1156 in Europe

#4837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1983

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