18 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in Sweden

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Sweden ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 225K citations received by 8.49K academic papers made by 18 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. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Europe

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Europe

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Europe

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

4. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Europe

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

5. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in Europe

#67 in the World

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

6. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Occupational Therapy

#38 in Europe

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

7. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Occupational Therapy

#75 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

8. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Occupational Therapy

#83 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

9. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Occupational Therapy

#101 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

10. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Occupational Therapy

#144 in Europe

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

11. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Occupational Therapy

#222 in Europe

#536 in the World

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

12. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Occupational Therapy

#250 in Europe

#631 in the World

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

13. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Occupational Therapy

#271 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

14. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Occupational Therapy

#284 in Europe

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

15. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Occupational Therapy

#302 in Europe

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

16. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Occupational Therapy

#342 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

17. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Occupational Therapy

#373 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

18. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Occupational Therapy

#397 in Europe

#1109 in the World

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

The best cities to study Occupational Therapy in Sweden based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stockholm, Lund, Gothenburg, and Umea.