33 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden

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Below is a list of best universities in Sweden ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 18.3M citations received by 531K academic papers made by 33 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Europe
#106 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

2. Uppsala University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Europe
#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1477

3. Karolinska Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in Europe
#134 in the World
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

4. Stockholm University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#51 in Europe
#143 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

5. University of Gothenburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in Europe
#188 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

6. Umea University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#126 in Europe
#309 in the World
Enrollment
34,237
Founded
1965

7. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in Europe
#326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

8. Linkoping University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#147 in Europe
#354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

9. Chalmers University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#224 in Europe
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
10,773
Founded
1829

10. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#241 in Europe
#584 in the World
Enrollment
5,675
Founded
1977

11. Orebro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#379 in Europe
#962 in the World
Enrollment
11,638
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1977

12. Stockholm School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#389 in Europe
#999 in the World
Enrollment
1,830
Founded
1909

13. Malmo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#405 in Europe
#1064 in the World
Enrollment
15,625
Founded
1998

14. Lulea University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#411 in Europe
#1084 in the World
Enrollment
19,155
Founded
1997

15. Linnaeus University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#424 in Europe
#1132 in the World
Enrollment
24,355
Founded
1977

16. Jonkoping University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#475 in Europe
#1285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
9,567
Founded
1977

17. Karlstad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#483 in Europe
#1310 in the World
Enrollment
12,935
Founded
1999

18. Mid Sweden University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#546 in Europe
#1546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
12,306
Founded
1977

19. Sodertorn University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#578 in Europe
#1684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
8,684
Founded
1996

20. Malardalen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#580 in Europe
#1692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,884
Founded
1977

21. Blekinge Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#661 in Europe
#2012 in the World
Enrollment
4,263
Founded
1989

22. Halmstad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#675 in Europe
#2075 in the World
Enrollment
8,483
Founded
1983

23. Boras University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#693 in Europe
#2190 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1977

24. University of Skovde

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#738 in Europe
#2434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
5,753
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1977

25. Dalarna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#757 in Europe
#2500 in the World
Enrollment
10,754
Founded
1977

26. University College West

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#780 in Europe
#2654 in the World
Enrollment
6,767
Founded
1990

27. Kristianstad University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#809 in Europe
#2820 in the World
Enrollment
8,139
Founded
1977

28. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#978 in Europe
#3702 in the World
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1998

29. World Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1028 in Europe
#4016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1983

30. Sophiahemmet University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1261 in Europe
#5254 in the World
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
1884

31. Red Cross University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1275 in Europe
#5344 in the World
Enrollment
850
Founded
1867

32. Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1453 in Europe
#6573 in the World
Enrollment
734
Founded
1844

33. Royal College of Music, Stockholm

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1483 in Europe
#6862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,017
Founded
1771

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lund, Uppsala, Stockholm, and Gothenburg.