No tuition or application fee for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, while non-EU students pay SEK 80,000–295,000 a year plus a SEK 900 application fee. Study in Sweden lists 39 universities with more than 1,000 bachelor's and master's programmes in English, and admission is central and fully online. Discover how the application rounds work, what a month costs (at least SEK 10,656 for non-EU students) and how to find a room.
How long: a doctorate is 240 credits, i.e. about 4 years (in practice 4.2 years on average in 2019); a licentiate of at least 120 credits takes about 2 years.
Your status: doctoral positions are employment with a salary and full social security. Doctoral education is free of tuition fees.
How to get in: a master's degree, or 240 credits with at least 60 at master's level. Universities admit candidates themselves, usually to advertised positions.
Where to look: doctoral positions and calls are published on the websites of universities and their doctoral schools and on EURAXESS. Programmes in Sweden in our database: Sweden – 352 doctoral programmes (as of November 2026) »
Sources: Eurydice – national description of third-cycle (PhD) programmes (updated 27 November 2023). As of October 2026.
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.
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