28 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 87.7K 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 Mechanical Engineering

#15 in Europe

#64 in the World

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

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in Europe

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Europe

#128 in the World

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

4. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Mechanical Engineering

#40 in Europe

#146 in the World

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

5. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Mechanical Engineering

#73 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

6. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#86 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

7. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#100 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

8. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#116 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

9. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Mechanical Engineering

#129 in Europe

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

10. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Mechanical Engineering

#141 in Europe

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

11. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Mechanical Engineering

#340 in Europe

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

12. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Mechanical Engineering

#441 in Europe

#1202 in the World

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

13. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Mechanical Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

14. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Mechanical Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1437 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

15. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Mechanical Engineering

#515 in Europe

#1457 in the World

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

16. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Mechanical Engineering

#531 in Europe

#1518 in the World

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

17. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Mechanical Engineering

#533 in Europe

#1534 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

18. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Mechanical Engineering

#534 in Europe

#1541 in the World

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

19. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Mechanical Engineering

#552 in Europe

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

20. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#561 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

21. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Mechanical Engineering

#580 in Europe

#1707 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

22. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Mechanical Engineering

#596 in Europe

#1792 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

23. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Mechanical Engineering

#619 in Europe

#1903 in the World

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

24. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Mechanical Engineering

#642 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

25. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Mechanical Engineering

#646 in Europe

#2027 in the World

Enrollment: 11,279
Founded: 1977

26. World Maritime University

Sweden | Malmo

For Mechanical Engineering

#775 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1983

27. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Mechanical Engineering

#901 in Europe

#3223 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

28. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Mechanical Engineering

#924 in Europe

#3315 in the World

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

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