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 17.3M citations received by 518K 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
#107 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

2. Uppsala University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in Europe
#129 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
#145 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

5. University of Gothenburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Europe
#191 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

#132 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
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

9. Chalmers University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#218 in Europe
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
10,773
Founded
1829

10. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#238 in Europe
#579 in the World
Enrollment
5,675
Founded
1977

11. Orebro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

12. Stockholm School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#383 in Europe
#977 in the World
Enrollment
1,830
Founded
1909

13. Malmo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#406 in Europe
#1070 in the World
Enrollment
15,625
Founded
1998

14. Lulea University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#409 in Europe
#1075 in the World
Enrollment
19,155
Founded
1997

15. Linnaeus University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#425 in Europe
#1147 in the World
Enrollment
24,355
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1977

16. Jonkoping University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#474 in Europe
#1279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
9,567
Founded
1977

17. Karlstad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#485 in Europe
#1313 in the World
Enrollment
12,935
Founded
1999

18. Mid Sweden University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#550 in Europe
#1547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
12,306
Founded
1977

19. Sodertorn University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#584 in Europe
#1692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
8,684
Founded
1996

20. Malardalen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#585 in Europe
#1693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,884
Founded
1977

21. Blekinge Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#652 in Europe
#1990 in the World
Enrollment
4,263
Founded
1989

22. Halmstad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#675 in Europe
#2081 in the World
Enrollment
8,483
Founded
1983

23. Boras University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#693 in Europe
#2195 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1977

24. University of Skovde

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#735 in Europe
#2411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
5,753
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1977

25. Dalarna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#752 in Europe
#2499 in the World
Enrollment
10,754
Founded
1977

26. University College West

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#778 in Europe
#2661 in the World
Enrollment
6,767
Founded
1990

27. Kristianstad University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#809 in Europe
#2814 in the World
Enrollment
8,139
Founded
1977

28. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#979 in Europe
#3704 in the World
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1998

29. World Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1031 in Europe
#4022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1983

30. Sophiahemmet University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1262 in Europe
#5278 in the World
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
1884

31. Red Cross University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1272 in Europe
#5340 in the World
Enrollment
850
Founded
1867

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1453 in Europe
#6572 in the World
Enrollment
734
Founded
1844

33. Royal College of Music, Stockholm

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1484 in Europe
#6872 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.