20 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in Sweden

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 301K citations received by 9.39K 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

#15 in Europe

#65 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

#78 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

#281 in the World

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

9. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Occupational Therapy

#105 in Europe

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

10. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Occupational Therapy

#168 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

11. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Occupational Therapy

#222 in Europe

#540 in the World

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

12. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Occupational Therapy

#230 in Europe

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

13. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Occupational Therapy

#255 in Europe

#650 in the World

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

14. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Occupational Therapy

#282 in Europe

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

15. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Occupational Therapy

#328 in Europe

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

16. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Occupational Therapy

#351 in Europe

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

17. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#378 in Europe

#1050 in the World

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

18. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Occupational Therapy

#405 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

19. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Occupational Therapy

#409 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 24,355
Founded: 1977

20. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Occupational Therapy

#416 in Europe

#1171 in the World

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

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