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Best Universities in Sweden 2026

A consensus ranking of 16 universities in Sweden, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our <a href="/rankings/country/">global rankings by country</a> coverage (Europe).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#University QS 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 Uppsala University 93 128 93 141 93.1
2 Lund University · Lund 72 · 101-150 121 92.6
3 Stockholm University 147 225 100 156 90.9
4 University of Gothenburg 202 225 151-200 164 88.2
5 KTH Royal Institute of Technology · Stockholm 78 · 201-300 252 86.2
6 Chalmers University of Technology 165 225 301-400 352 82
7 Linkoping University 310 225 301-400 302 80.8
8 Umea University 401 450 401-500 411 73
9 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences · 375 401-500 473 70.8
10 Jönköping University · 900 · 1296 45.1
11 Lulea University of Technology · · 701-800 741 44
12 Orebro University · 700 901-1000 835 42.7
13 Linnaeus University · · 901-1000 1346 18.8

About Sweden higher education

Universities in Sweden are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2026). Best Universities in Sweden 2026. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/se/
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