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World University Rankings 2026: Sweden

17 universities ranked in Sweden, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Sweden yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Sweden’s universities on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Karolinska Institutet: Holger.Ellgaard · CC BY-SA 4.0; Uppsala University: This image was produced by me… · CC0; Stockholm University: Leonhard Lenz · CC0; Lund University: Bengt Oberger · CC BY-SA 4.0; University of Gothenburg: Axt · Public domain.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Karolinska Institutet	=83	57.7	98	94	est.	44–206
2	Uppsala University	=97	53.8	88	95	est.	56–280
3	Stockholm University	105	52.9	89	95	est.	62–278
4	Lund University	=206	43.2	88	85	est.	120–521
5	University of Gothenburg	283	40.0	92	68	est.	152–685
6	Chalmers University of Technology	=312	38.8	87	78	est.	161–697
7	KTH Royal Institute of Technology	=430	35.2	86	63	est.	228–898
8	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	=511	33.2	81	69	est.	259–1031
9	Linköping University	=537	32.2	82	58	est.	286–1116
10	Luleå University of Technology	=643	29.2	79	47	est.	341–1319
11	Umeå University	=732	26.8	71	70	est.	416–1327
12	Örebro University	=918	23.0	62	77	est.	531–1638
13	Mid Sweden University	=1483	14.4	27	78	est.	825–2136
14	Karlstad University	=1723	12.7	47	21	est.	1000–2179
15	Linnaeus University	=1741	12.6	47	21	est.	1027–2175
16	Jönköping University	=1790	12.3	46	21	est.	1031–2194
17	Malmö University	=1836	12.0	44	21	est.	1048–2187

17 universities

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National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.