31 Best universities for Social Psychology 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 1.89M citations received by 71.9K 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. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#23 in Europe

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Social Psychology

#26 in Europe

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Social Psychology

#32 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

4. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#34 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

5. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Social Psychology

#36 in Europe

#150 in the World

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

6. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Social Psychology

#69 in Europe

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

7. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Social Psychology

#76 in Europe

#256 in the World

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

8. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#140 in Europe

#404 in the World

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

9. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Social Psychology

#150 in Europe

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

10. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Social Psychology

#206 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

11. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#237 in Europe

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

12. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Social Psychology

#294 in Europe

#774 in the World

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

13. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Social Psychology

#297 in Europe

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

14. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Social Psychology

#305 in Europe

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

15. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Social Psychology

#345 in Europe

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

16. Malmo University

Sweden | Malmo

For Social Psychology

#357 in Europe

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

17. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Social Psychology

#377 in Europe

#1024 in the World

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

18. Linnaeus University

Sweden | Vaxjo

For Social Psychology

#387 in Europe

#1049 in the World

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

19. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Social Psychology

#413 in Europe

#1128 in the World

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

20. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Social Psychology

#422 in Europe

#1163 in the World

Enrollment: 11,279
Founded: 1977

21. Halmstad University

Sweden | Halmstad

For Social Psychology

#460 in Europe

#1323 in the World

Enrollment: 8,483
Founded: 1983

22. University of Skovde

Sweden | Skovde

For Social Psychology

#476 in Europe

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,753
Founded: 1977

23. University College West

Sweden | Trollhattan

For Social Psychology

#500 in Europe

#1480 in the World

Enrollment: 6,767
Founded: 1990

24. Kristianstad University College

Sweden | Kristianstad

For Social Psychology

#548 in Europe

#1684 in the World

Enrollment: 8,139
Founded: 1977

25. Sodertorn University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Social Psychology

#571 in Europe

#1776 in the World

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

26. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Social Psychology

#575 in Europe

#1788 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

27. Dalarna University

Sweden | Falun

For Social Psychology

#585 in Europe

#1818 in the World

Enrollment: 10,754
Founded: 1977

28. Ersta Skondal Bracke University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#609 in Europe

#1961 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1998

29. Sophiahemmet University College

Sweden | Stockholm

For Social Psychology

#860 in Europe

#3253 in the World

Enrollment: 1,300
Founded: 1884

30. Red Cross University College

Sweden | Huddinge

For Social Psychology

#965 in Europe

#3844 in the World

Enrollment: 850
Founded: 1867

31. World Maritime University

Sweden | Malmo

For Social Psychology

#1013 in Europe

#4181 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 Stockholm, Lund, Gothenburg, and Uppsala.

Psychology subfields in Sweden

Child Psychology30

Clinical Psychology29

Cognitive Science27

Education Majors27

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution20

Neuroscience30

Occupational Therapy18

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology13