31 Best universities for Social Psychology 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 2.56M citations received by 76.9K academic papers made by 31 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

Sweden | Lund

For Social Psychology

#31 in Europe

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

2. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#32 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

3. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Social Psychology

#33 in Europe

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

4. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#34 in Europe

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

5. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Social Psychology

#43 in Europe

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

6. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Social Psychology

#72 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

7. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Social Psychology

#79 in Europe

#266 in the World

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

8. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#126 in Europe

#372 in the World

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

9. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Social Psychology

#172 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

10. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Social Psychology

#210 in Europe

#563 in the World

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

11. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#249 in Europe

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

12. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Social Psychology

#307 in Europe

#828 in the World

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

13. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Social Psychology

#314 in Europe

#846 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

14. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Social Psychology

#318 in Europe

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

15. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Social Psychology

#332 in Europe

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

16. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Social Psychology

#364 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

17. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Social Psychology

#375 in Europe

#1032 in the World

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

18. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Social Psychology

#386 in Europe

#1066 in the World

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

19. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Social Psychology

#417 in Europe

#1157 in the World

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

20. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Social Psychology

#471 in Europe

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

21. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Social Psychology

#473 in Europe

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,753
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1977

22. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Social Psychology

#502 in Europe

#1506 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

23. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Social Psychology

#514 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

24. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Social Psychology

#554 in Europe

#1768 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

25. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Social Psychology

#585 in Europe

#1879 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

26. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Social Psychology

#592 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 8,684
Founded: 1996

27. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Social Psychology

#596 in Europe

#1927 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

28. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#657 in Europe

#2181 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1998

29. Sophiahemmet University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#927 in Europe

#3561 in the World

Enrollment: 1,300
Founded: 1884

30. Red Cross University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Social Psychology

#1016 in Europe

#4164 in the World

Enrollment: 850
Founded: 1867

31. World Maritime University

Sweden | Malmo

For Social Psychology

#1039 in Europe

#4328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1983

The best cities to study Social Psychology in Sweden based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lund, Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Uppsala.

Psychology subfields in Sweden

Child Psychology30

Clinical Psychology29

Cognitive Science27

Education Majors27

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution20

Neuroscience30

Occupational Therapy20

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology13