29 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 569K citations received by 22.7K academic papers made by 29 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

Sweden | Lund

For Communications and Public Relations

#28 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

2. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#40 in Europe

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

3. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Communications and Public Relations

#47 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

4. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Communications and Public Relations

#71 in Europe

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

5. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Communications and Public Relations

#96 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

6. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Communications and Public Relations

#97 in Europe

#295 in the World

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

7. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Communications and Public Relations

#129 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

8. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Communications and Public Relations

#146 in Europe

#421 in the World

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

9. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Communications and Public Relations

#149 in Europe

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

10. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Communications and Public Relations

#161 in Europe

#452 in the World

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

11. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#185 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

12. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Communications and Public Relations

#189 in Europe

#526 in the World

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

13. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Communications and Public Relations

#196 in Europe

#553 in the World

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

14. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Communications and Public Relations

#236 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

15. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Communications and Public Relations

#243 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

16. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Communications and Public Relations

#268 in Europe

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

17. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Communications and Public Relations

#304 in Europe

#817 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

18. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Communications and Public Relations

#308 in Europe

#826 in the World

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

19. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Communications and Public Relations

#340 in Europe

#915 in the World

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

20. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Communications and Public Relations

#361 in Europe

#962 in the World

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

21. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Communications and Public Relations

#398 in Europe

#1099 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

22. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Communications and Public Relations

#438 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

23. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Communications and Public Relations

#490 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

24. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Communications and Public Relations

#520 in Europe

#1502 in the World

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

25. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Communications and Public Relations

#521 in Europe

#1511 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

26. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Communications and Public Relations

#531 in Europe

#1545 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1998

27. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Communications and Public Relations

#551 in Europe

#1616 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

28. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Communications and Public Relations

#670 in Europe

#2079 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

29. World Maritime University

Sweden | Malmo

For Communications and Public Relations

#710 in Europe

#2313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1983

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