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Of the 35 Public universities in Sweden, Lund University ranks highest at #72 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by KTH Royal Institute of Technology (QS World #78) and Uppsala University (QS World #93). The universities on this list offer 246 matching courses between them.
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8 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #72 (Lund University) to #401 (Umea University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Karolinska Institute Stockholm has the largest research record in this group, with 30,957,706 citations and an h-index of 1,451. 6 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 35 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Stockholm (2), Skåne (1) and Uppsala (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Uppsala University, founded in 1477. Uppsala University is the largest, with 46,000 students.
By level: 131 bachelor's, 95 master's, 6 phd / doctorate and 5 diploma. The most common subjects are Medicine & Health Sciences (42), Business & Management (29), Arts, Design & Architecture (27) and Education (23). The usual length is 3 years and 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (93% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (77% of courses with a stated intake). University College of Kristianstad offers the widest choice, with 52 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. Stockholm University is the least expensive at USD 13,000 a year and KTH Royal Institute of Technology the most at USD 16,000; the middle of the range is about USD 15,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Lund University (QS World #72), KTH Royal Institute of Technology (QS World #78) and Uppsala University (QS World #93) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Stockholm University is the least expensive at about USD 13,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
35 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 3 years, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 93% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
University College of Kristianstad, with 52, ahead of Göteborg University (50).
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