All higher education is offered by

All higher education is offered by public-sector HEIs or by independent education providers granted degree-awarding powers by the Government. Third-cycle courses and programmes are offered by universities and university colleges that have been granted entitlement to award third-cycle qualifications.
There are 14 public-sector universities and 20 public-sector university colleges in Sweden. In addition there are three independent HEIs that are entitled to award third-cycle qualifications: Chalmers University of Technology, the Stockholm School of Economics and Jönköping University Foundation. There are also ten independent education providers entitled to award first-cycle, and in some cases second-cycle, qualifications as well as four independent course providers entitled to award qualifications in psychotherapy.
The Riksdag decides which public-sector HEIs are to exist. The Government can decide whether a HEI has university status.