31 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 4.21M citations received by 141K 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)

#30 in Europe

#138 in the World

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

2. Lund University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#45 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#47 in Europe

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

4. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#55 in Europe

#196 in the World

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

5. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#90 in Europe

#270 in the World

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

6. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#122 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

7. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#163 in Europe

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

8. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#190 in Europe

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

9. Umea University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#194 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

10. Lulea University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#277 in Europe

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

11. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#392 in Europe

#1093 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

#1153 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

13. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#446 in Europe

#1294 in the World

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

14. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#462 in Europe

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

15. Linnaeus University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#504 in Europe

#1498 in the World

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

16. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#508 in Europe

#1505 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)

#517 in Europe

#1555 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

18. Malmo University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#546 in Europe

#1663 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

19. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#556 in Europe

#1714 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

20. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#584 in Europe

#1835 in the World

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

21. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#590 in Europe

#1865 in the World

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

22. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#600 in Europe

#1918 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

23. Boras University College

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#679 in Europe

#2399 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

24. Dalarna University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#699 in Europe

#2502 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

25. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#780 in Europe

#2880 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

26. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#887 in Europe

#3372 in the World

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

27. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#937 in Europe

#3597 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

28. World Maritime University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1095 in Europe

#4390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1983

29. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1179 in Europe

#4824 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1998

30. Red Cross University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1347 in Europe

#5800 in the World

Enrollment: 850
Founded: 1867

31. Sophiahemmet University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1352 in Europe

#5839 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.