Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

16 Best Universities in Sweden for Special Education

We ranked the top 16 universities for Special Education in Sweden based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 1.02M subject-specific papers and 40.26M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Special Education

#20 in Europe #67 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

2

Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Special Education

#34 in Europe #114 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

3

Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Special Education

#51 in Europe #161 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

4

Lund

Lund University

For Special Education

#61 in Europe #184 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

5

Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Special Education

#63 in Europe #192 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

6

Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Special Education

#66 in Europe #203 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

7

Umea

Umea University

For Special Education

#95 in Europe #281 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

8

Halmstad

Halmstad University

For Special Education

#265 in Europe #694 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,483 Enrollment

1983 Founded

9

Vasteras

Malardalen University

For Special Education

#114 in Europe #337 in the World

31% Acceptance

12,884 Enrollment

1977 Founded

10

Jonkoping

Jonkoping University

For Special Education

#156 in Europe #428 in the World

42% Acceptance

9,567 Enrollment

1977 Founded

11

Malmo

Malmo University

For Special Education

#137 in Europe #397 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,625 Enrollment

1998 Founded

12

Vaxjo

Linnaeus University

For Special Education

#260 in Europe #679 in the World

47% Acceptance

24,355 Enrollment

1977 Founded

13

Orebro

Orebro University

For Special Education

#159 in Europe #437 in the World

52% Acceptance

11,638 Enrollment

1977 Founded

14

Trollhattan

University College West

For Special Education

#166 in Europe #459 in the World

22% Acceptance

6,767 Enrollment

1990 Founded

15

Kristianstad

Kristianstad University College

For Special Education

#314 in Europe #827 in the World

35% Acceptance

8,139 Enrollment

1977 Founded

16

Falun

Dalarna University

For Special Education

#330 in Europe #872 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,754 Enrollment

1977 Founded