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Lund University

Lund University

🇸🇪 Sweden 4-Year University

Global #129 Sweden #5

Campus of Lund University

Institution Info

Founded: 1666
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 40,000 students
Website: https://www.lu.se

About

Lund University is a higher education institution in Sweden, founded in 1666. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is among the top 10 universities in Sweden. The university has approximately 40K students, a member of Global B-Tier (World 101-300) and Top 15 Universities in Sweden.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #72 · Top 100	75.70
THE	2026	THE #96 · Top 100	66.57
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #129 · Top 200	91.14
ARWU	2025	ARWU #101 · Top 200	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,040

h-index

21,017,960

Citations

226,240

Publications

293,656

i10-index

2.85

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global B-Tier (World 101-300) Top 15 Universities in Sweden League of European Research Universities (LERU)

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Motto

"Ad utrumque paratus"

Frequently Asked Questions

Lund University is ranked #129 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Sweden, it holds the #5 position.

Lund University was founded in 1666, making it 360 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Sweden.

Lund University has a student body of approximately 40,000 students.

Lund University has produced 226,240 research publications with 21,017,960 total citations and an h-index of 1,040, according to OpenAlex data.