högskola

Swedish

Alternative forms

• (archaic) Hög-Skola, höghschola, högschole

Etymology

Compound of hög (“high”) +‎ skola (“school”). First attested in 1538.

False friend with English high school.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²høːɡˌskuːla/

Noun

högskola c

1. college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields.

Usage notes

• In practice, the term is also retained in some names of universities even after they were given permission to issue graduate degrees. See also the entry högskola in English Wikipedia.

Declension

Declension of högskola

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	högskola	högskolas
	definite	högskolan	högskolans
plural	indefinite	högskolor	högskolors
	definite	högskolorna	högskolornas

Derived terms

• folkhögskola
• handelshögskola
• högskoleförordning
• högskolelag
• högskolepoäng
• högskolestudent
• teknisk högskola

See also

• lågstadium (grades 1-3)
• mellanstadium (grades 4-6)
• högstadium (grades 7-9)
• gymnasium (most commonly grades 10-12)
• universitet

Further reading

• högskola in Svensk ordbok.