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 31.1M citations received by 1.01M 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

#25 in Europe
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

2. Karolinska Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Europe
#109 in the World
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

3. Uppsala University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Europe
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

4. Stockholm University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Europe
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

5. University of Gothenburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in Europe
#167 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

6. Umea University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in Europe
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
34,237
Founded
1965

7. Linkoping University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Europe
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

8. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#137 in Europe
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

9. Chalmers University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#188 in Europe
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
10,912
Founded
1829

10. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#203 in Europe
#502 in the World
Enrollment
5,675
Founded
1977

11. Malmo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#271 in Europe
#658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,625
Founded
1998

12. Stockholm School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#328 in Europe
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
1,830
Founded
1909

13. Orebro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#340 in Europe
#847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
11,638
Founded
1977

14. Lulea University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#375 in Europe
#979 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
19,155
Founded
1997

15. Jonkoping University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#426 in Europe
#1122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
9,567
Founded
1977

16. Karlstad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#442 in Europe
#1172 in the World
Enrollment
12,935
Founded
1999

17. Linnaeus University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#450 in Europe
#1214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
24,355
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1977

18. Mid Sweden University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#506 in Europe
#1394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
12,306
Founded
1977

19. Sodertorn University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#557 in Europe
#1613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,684
Founded
1996

20. Boras University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#613 in Europe
#1855 in the World
Enrollment
11,279
Founded
1977

21. Halmstad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#614 in Europe
#1860 in the World
Enrollment
8,483
Founded
1983

22. Blekinge Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#622 in Europe
#1909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
4,263
Founded
1989

23. University of Skovde

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#670 in Europe
#2166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,753
Founded
1977

24. Dalarna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#693 in Europe
#2272 in the World
Enrollment
10,754
Founded
1977

25. University College West

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#751 in Europe
#2617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
6,767
Founded
1990

26. Kristianstad University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#752 in Europe
#2620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,139
Founded
1977

27. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#864 in Europe
#3239 in the World
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1998

28. World Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#978 in Europe
#3890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1983

29. Sophiahemmet University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1223 in Europe
#5188 in the World
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
1884

30. Red Cross University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1234 in Europe
#5241 in the World
Enrollment
850
Founded
1867

31. Malardalen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1354 in Europe
#5821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,884
Founded
1977

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1460 in Europe
#6690 in the World
Enrollment
734
Founded
1844

33. Royal College of Music, Stockholm

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1474 in Europe
#6832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
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.