Today's Swedish Defence University marks the latest development in a long line of military education tradition.

[1] In 2018 the Swedish Defence University received permission to grant two-year master's degrees and doctoral level.

Teachers and professors from the Swedish Defence University are often seen in the media as expert commentators on matters of public interest.

[6] The Militärhistorisk tidskrift is the only one of its kind in the Nordic countries and is published by the Military History Section at the Swedish Defence College.

In connection with the formation of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College on 1 October 1961, the new school was moved to the barracks area on Valhallavägen 117, which had been built in 1877 for the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1).

[11] In 2007, the Swedish National Defence College left Östersund and since 2007 it is located on Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Stockholm, at Karlberg Palace, Byggnad Nydal in Solna and in Karolinen on Våxnäsgatan 10 in Karlstad.

"[12] The Swedish Defence College trace its lineage back to 1818 when the Higher Artillery School (Högre artilleriläroverket) in Marieberg was formed.