Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

23 Best Universities in Sweden for Data Science

We ranked the top 23 universities for Data Science in Sweden based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 1.26M subject-specific papers and 47.39M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Data Science

#38 in Europe #123 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

2

Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Data Science

#58 in Europe #168 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

3

Lund

Lund University

For Data Science

#83 in Europe #228 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

4

Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Data Science

#101 in Europe #270 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

5

Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Data Science

#117 in Europe #304 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

6

Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Data Science

#129 in Europe #323 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

7

Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

For Data Science

#139 in Europe #348 in the World

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

8

Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Data Science

#164 in Europe #393 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

9

Umea

Umea University

For Data Science

#208 in Europe #468 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

10

Lulea

Lulea University of Technology

For Data Science

#238 in Europe #539 in the World

53% Acceptance

19,155 Enrollment

1997 Founded

11

Stockholm

Stockholm School of Economics

For Data Science

#596 in Europe #1741 in the World

48% Acceptance

1,830 Enrollment

1909 Founded

12

Malmo

Malmo University

For Data Science

#379 in Europe #954 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,625 Enrollment

1998 Founded

13

Vaxjo

Linnaeus University

For Data Science

#338 in Europe #800 in the World

47% Acceptance

24,355 Enrollment

1977 Founded

14

Boras

Boras University College

For Data Science

#600 in Europe #1750 in the World

28% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

15

Orebro

Orebro University

For Data Science

#398 in Europe #1009 in the World

52% Acceptance

11,638 Enrollment

1977 Founded

16

Skovde

University of Skovde

For Data Science

#369 in Europe #907 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,753 Enrollment

1977 Founded

17

Falun

Dalarna University

For Data Science

#730 in Europe #2426 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,754 Enrollment

1977 Founded

18

Halmstad

Halmstad University

For Data Science

#554 in Europe #1558 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,483 Enrollment

1983 Founded

19

Karlskrona

Blekinge Institute of Technology

For Data Science

#245 in Europe #560 in the World

41% Acceptance

4,263 Enrollment

1989 Founded

20

Vasteras

Malardalen University

For Data Science

#397 in Europe #1008 in the World

31% Acceptance

12,884 Enrollment

1977 Founded

21

Jonkoping

Jonkoping University

For Data Science

#536 in Europe #1470 in the World

42% Acceptance

9,567 Enrollment

1977 Founded

22

Sundsvall

Mid Sweden University

For Data Science

#582 in Europe #1682 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,306 Enrollment

1977 Founded

23

Karlstad

Karlstad University

For Data Science

#568 in Europe #1609 in the World

44% Acceptance

12,935 Enrollment

1999 Founded