28 Best Materials Science schools in Sweden

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 6.86M citations received by 226K 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

#90 in the World

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

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Materials Science

#21 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Materials Science

#25 in Europe

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

4. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Materials Science

#32 in Europe

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

5. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Materials Science

#59 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

6. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#106 in Europe

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

7. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#161 in Europe

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

8. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Materials Science

#194 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

9. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Materials Science

#201 in Europe

#543 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

10. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Materials Science

#216 in Europe

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

11. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Materials Science

#273 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

12. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Materials Science

#527 in Europe

#1740 in the World

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

13. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Materials Science

#574 in Europe

#1942 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

14. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Materials Science

#590 in Europe

#2001 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

15. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Materials Science

#622 in Europe

#2145 in the World

Enrollment: 11,279
Founded: 1977

16. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Materials Science

#630 in Europe

#2179 in the World

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

17. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Materials Science

#659 in Europe

#2338 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

18. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Materials Science

#661 in Europe

#2345 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

19. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Materials Science

#664 in Europe

#2363 in the World

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

20. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Materials Science

#695 in Europe

#2505 in the World

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

21. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Materials Science

#757 in Europe

#2847 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

22. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#759 in Europe

#2860 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

23. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Materials Science

#809 in Europe

#3097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1977

24. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Materials Science

#812 in Europe

#3122 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

25. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Materials Science

#825 in Europe

#3167 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

26. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Materials Science

#1054 in Europe

#4355 in the World

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

27. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Materials Science

#1077 in Europe

#4447 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

28. World Maritime University

Sweden | Malmo

For Materials Science

#1126 in Europe

#4692 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.