List of universities and colleges in Sweden
This is a list of the universities and colleges in Sweden . The National Agency for Higher Education (Högskoleverket), commissioned by the Swedish Ministry of Education, Research and Culture Authority for the management and administration of the higher education system , lists 14 state universities and four "independent institutions " with full recognition of postgraduate studies financial statements.
There are also 24 state universities and 10 “independent program providers”, with recognition of undergraduate degrees in accordance with the Swedish higher education system. However, four of these 24 state universities are also entitled to issue full university degrees, which also indicates changes that are currently taking place in the Swedish education system.
Universities
State universities
university | Founding year as a university | First foundation as a university | Students (total, WS 2017/18) |
Budget (2017, in millions of SEK ) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uppsala University | 1477 | - | 30.202 | 6,875 |
Lund University | 1666 | - | 29,176 | 8,046 |
University of Gothenburg | 1954 | 1891 | 31,430 | 6.384 |
Stockholm University | 1960 | 1878 | 33,317 | 5,120 |
Karolinska Institute | 1965 | 1810 | 7,454 | 6,794 |
Umeå University | 1965 | - | 21,582 | 4,186 |
Royal Stockholm University of Technology | 1970 | 1827 | 14,956 | 4,535 |
Linköping University | 1975 | 1969 | 20,132 | 3,806 |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | 1977 | - | 4,671 | 3,409 |
Luleå University of Technology | 1997 | 1971 | 9.314 | 1,636 |
Karlstad University | 1999 | 1977 | 10.207 | 1.103 |
Örebro University | 1999 | 1977 | 10,727 | 1,321 |
Mittuniversitetet | 2005 | 1993 | 8,614 | 978 |
Linnaeus University | 2010 | 2010 | 19,383 | 1,817 |
Independent institutions
- Chalmers University of Technology
- Stockholm School of Commerce
- Jönköping University
- World Maritime University , headquartered in Malmö
Colleges
State universities
(* with the authorization to issue postgraduate degrees)
- Technical University of Blekinge *
- Borås University
- Dalarna College
- Gävle University
- College on Gotland
- Halmstad University
- Konstfack Stockholm
- Kristianstad University
- Mälardalen University *
- Malmö University *
- Skövde University of Applied Sciences
- Södertörn University of Applied Sciences
- Royal College of Music Stockholm
- Kungliga Konsthögskolan Stockholm
- Stockholm University of Film, Radio, Television and Theater
- Gymnastics and Sport University Stockholm
- Stockholm Opera School
- Stockholm Dance School
- Stockholm Theater School
- University of Applied Sciences West in Trollhättan
Independent program provider
- Beckmans design college
- Ersta Sköndal University of Stockholm
- Gammelkroppa Forestry School
- Johannelund Theological Seminary
- Red Cross University Stockholm
- Queen Sophia College of Nursing
- Newman Institute Uppsala
- Stockholm's Music Education Institute (University of Music Education)
- Stockholm Theological College
- Örebro Theological Seminary
* Undefined
Former
See also
Web links
- National Agency for Higher Education (Högskoleverket)
- Full list of all 49 universities and colleges in Sweden by the National Agency for Higher Education
- Swedish University and College Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ Higher education in Sweden 2018 status report. Swedish Higher Education Authority, p. 64 , accessed May 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Higher education in Sweden 2018 status report. Swedish Higher Education Authority, p. 67 , accessed May 12, 2019 .