Universitetskanslersämbetet (UKÄ) reports that suspensions and warnings for cheating rose by three percent from 2024 to 2025, reaching 2,328 students. For the first time, unauthorized use of AI tools became the most common form of cheating, with 851 cases in 2025.
Universitetskanslersämbetet (UKÄ) compiles disciplinary cases at Swedish universities and colleges each year. After a three-year downward trend, the number of suspensions and warnings rose by three percent from 2024 to 2025, totaling 2,328 students.
Unauthorized use of AI tools accounted for 851 cases in 2025, up from 237 the previous year. This marks the first time AI cheating has become the largest category, previously led by plagiarism.
Fewer than one percent of all students are caught cheating. Disciplinary cases also include disruptive behavior and harassment beyond cheating.
