26 Best universities for Library and Information science 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 391K citations received by 17.6K academic papers made by 26 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 Library and Information science

#19 in Europe

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

2. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Library and Information science

#24 in Europe

#96 in the World

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

3. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Library and Information science

#33 in Europe

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

4. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Library and Information science

#61 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

5. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Library and Information science

#79 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

6. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Library and Information science

#101 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

7. Umea University

For Library and Information science

#129 in Europe

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

8. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Library and Information science

#177 in Europe

#450 in the World

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

9. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Library and Information science

#186 in Europe

#465 in the World

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

10. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Library and Information science

#216 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

11. Boras University College

For Library and Information science

#369 in Europe

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 11,279
Founded: 1977

12. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Library and Information science

#377 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

13. Malmo University

For Library and Information science

#423 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

14. Lulea University of Technology

For Library and Information science

#436 in Europe

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

15. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Library and Information science

#465 in Europe

#1375 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

16. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Library and Information science

#486 in Europe

#1453 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

17. Linnaeus University

For Library and Information science

#489 in Europe

#1461 in the World

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

18. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Library and Information science

#531 in Europe

#1675 in the World

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

19. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Library and Information science

#534 in Europe

#1682 in the World

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

20. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Library and Information science

#555 in Europe

#1745 in the World

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

21. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Library and Information science

#581 in Europe

#1877 in the World

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

22. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Library and Information science

#626 in Europe

#2069 in the World

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

23. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Library and Information science

#637 in Europe

#2130 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

24. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Library and Information science

#685 in Europe

#2333 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

25. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Library and Information science

#701 in Europe

#2402 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

26. Dalarna University

For Library and Information science

#723 in Europe

#2546 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

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