20 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in Sweden

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 283K citations received by 9.16K academic papers made by 20 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

#3 in Europe

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Europe

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

4. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in Europe

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

5. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in Europe

#64 in the World

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

6. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Occupational Therapy

#35 in Europe

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

7. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Occupational Therapy

#79 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1977

8. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Occupational Therapy

#103 in Europe

#280 in the World

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

9. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Occupational Therapy

#104 in Europe

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

10. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Occupational Therapy

#165 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

11. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Occupational Therapy

#217 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

12. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Occupational Therapy

#232 in Europe

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

13. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Occupational Therapy

#245 in Europe

#629 in the World

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

14. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Occupational Therapy

#279 in Europe

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

15. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Occupational Therapy

#325 in Europe

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

16. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Occupational Therapy

#350 in Europe

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

17. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#365 in Europe

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

18. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Occupational Therapy

#392 in Europe

#1098 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

19. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Occupational Therapy

#409 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

20. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Occupational Therapy

#414 in Europe

#1146 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.