31 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 4.46M citations received by 144K academic papers made by 31 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#31 in Europe

#139 in the World

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

2. Lund University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#46 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#48 in Europe

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

4. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#56 in Europe

#199 in the World

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

5. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#89 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

6. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#122 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

7. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#161 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

8. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#188 in Europe

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

9. Umea University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#196 in Europe

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

10. Lulea University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#275 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

11. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#395 in Europe

#1113 in the World

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

12. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#409 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

13. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#444 in Europe

#1302 in the World

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

14. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#463 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

15. Linnaeus University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#501 in Europe

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 24,355
Founded: 1977

16. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#508 in Europe

#1530 in the World

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

17. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#523 in Europe

#1597 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

18. Malmo University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#544 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

19. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#559 in Europe

#1722 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

20. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#583 in Europe

#1842 in the World

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

21. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#587 in Europe

#1855 in the World

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

22. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#595 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

23. Boras University College

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#682 in Europe

#2434 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

24. Dalarna University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#694 in Europe

#2510 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

25. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#785 in Europe

#2914 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

26. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#886 in Europe

#3356 in the World

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

27. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#928 in Europe

#3562 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

28. World Maritime University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1096 in Europe

#4390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1983

29. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1181 in Europe

#4846 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1998

30. Red Cross University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1351 in Europe

#5818 in the World

Enrollment: 850
Founded: 1867

31. Sophiahemmet University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1359 in Europe

#5880 in the World

Enrollment: 1,300
Founded: 1884

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Sweden based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stockholm, Lund, Uppsala, and Linkoping.