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 12.6M citations received by 466K 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

#21 in Europe
#86 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

2. Karolinska Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in Europe
#115 in the World
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

3. Uppsala University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in Europe
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

4. Stockholm University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. University of Gothenburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Europe
#183 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

6. Umea University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#108 in Europe
#281 in the World
Enrollment
34,237
Founded
1965

7. Linkoping University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in Europe
#333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

8. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#139 in Europe
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

9. Chalmers University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#201 in Europe
#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
10,912
Founded
1829

10. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#213 in Europe
#510 in the World
Enrollment
5,675
Founded
1977

11. Stockholm School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#353 in Europe
#858 in the World
Enrollment
1,830
Founded
1909

12. Orebro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#363 in Europe
#883 in the World
Enrollment
11,638
Founded
1977

13. Lulea University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#391 in Europe
#994 in the World
Enrollment
19,155
Founded
1997

14. Malmo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#447 in Europe
#1159 in the World
Enrollment
15,625
Founded
1998

15. Jonkoping University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#450 in Europe
#1175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
9,567
Founded
1977

16. Linnaeus University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#462 in Europe
#1211 in the World
Enrollment
24,355
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1977

17. Karlstad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#467 in Europe
#1229 in the World
Enrollment
12,935
Founded
1999

18. Mid Sweden University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#541 in Europe
#1494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
12,306
Founded
1977

19. Malardalen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#564 in Europe
#1595 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,884
Founded
1977

20. Sodertorn University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

21. Blekinge Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#634 in Europe
#1880 in the World
Enrollment
4,263
Founded
1989

22. Boras University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#637 in Europe
#1903 in the World
Enrollment
11,279
Founded
1977

23. Halmstad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#644 in Europe
#1932 in the World
Enrollment
8,483
Founded
1983

24. University of Skovde

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#693 in Europe
#2194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
5,753
Founded
1977

25. Dalarna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#734 in Europe
#2388 in the World
Enrollment
10,754
Founded
1977

26. Kristianstad University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#776 in Europe
#2661 in the World
Enrollment
8,139
Founded
1977

27. University College West

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#779 in Europe
#2666 in the World
Enrollment
6,767
Founded
1990

28. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#925 in Europe
#3446 in the World
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1998

29. World Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1000 in Europe
#3917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1983

30. Sophiahemmet University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1209 in Europe
#5019 in the World
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
1884

31. Red Cross University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1211 in Europe
#5025 in the World
Enrollment
850
Founded
1867

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1455 in Europe
#6591 in the World
Enrollment
734
Founded
1844

33. Royal College of Music, Stockholm

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1474 in Europe
#6839 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, Stockholm, Uppsala, and Gothenburg.