28 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 2.95M citations received by 98.1K 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

#73 in the World

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

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in Europe

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#34 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

4. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Mechanical Engineering

#39 in Europe

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

5. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Mechanical Engineering

#71 in Europe

#231 in the World

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

6. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#87 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

7. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#100 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

8. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#109 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

9. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Mechanical Engineering

#134 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

10. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Mechanical Engineering

#146 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

11. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Mechanical Engineering

#349 in Europe

#934 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

12. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Mechanical Engineering

#431 in Europe

#1203 in the World

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

13. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Mechanical Engineering

#465 in Europe

#1330 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

14. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Mechanical Engineering

#485 in Europe

#1387 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

15. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Mechanical Engineering

#523 in Europe

#1520 in the World

Enrollment: 24,355
Founded: 1977

16. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Mechanical Engineering

#529 in Europe

#1545 in the World

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

17. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Mechanical Engineering

#540 in Europe

#1585 in the World

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

18. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Mechanical Engineering

#559 in Europe

#1670 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

19. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Mechanical Engineering

#560 in Europe

#1674 in the World

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

20. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Mechanical Engineering

#563 in Europe

#1682 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

21. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Mechanical Engineering

#567 in Europe

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

22. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#578 in Europe

#1738 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

23. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Mechanical Engineering

#630 in Europe

#2015 in the World

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

24. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Mechanical Engineering

#647 in Europe

#2064 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

25. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Mechanical Engineering

#651 in Europe

#2090 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

26. World Maritime University

Sweden | Malmo

For Mechanical Engineering

#780 in Europe

#2723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1983

27. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Mechanical Engineering

#868 in Europe

#3078 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

28. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Mechanical Engineering

#912 in Europe

#3285 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.