Lund University Rankings by US News has crowned it as the second-best research university in Sweden in 2023. As per the leading ranking agencies, including QS Rankings, US News Rankings, CWUR, and THE Rankings, the university holds a prestigious position among the top 150 global institutions. Shanghai Rankings has been placing Lund University in the rank band #151-200 for the last 3 years.

Apart from the overall rankings, Lund University offers world-class education, owing to which some of its courses have made it to the top of global academic ranking lists. The Geography and Environmental Sciences programs hold the 25th and 36th positions in the QS World Subject Rankings for Natural Sciences (2023), respectively.

Lund University Rankings: World Ranking Trends

Lund University is considered among the top 5 universities in Sweden as per both CWUR and US News. The following table shows how Lund University is globally recognized and ranked by various ranking bodies in the previous years:-

Lund University Rankings: World Ranking Trends

Ranking Body 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
QS Rankings #92 #97 #87 #95 #85
US News Rankings #112
CWUR #141 #136 #141 #143
THE Rankings #96 #103 #116 #119
Shanghai Rankings #151-200 #151-200 #151-200

Lund University Rankings: Engineering Courses

Lund University caters to a number of top-ranked courses in the engineering stream, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The Mechanical Engineering program is ranked at #88 by Lund University QS World rankings. Here are the rankings trends for the engineering courses of Lund University as per the leading ranking agencies:-

Lund University Rankings: Engineering Courses

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021 Ranking 2020

Shanghai Rankings

Electrical and Electronic Engineering #51-75 #51-75 #43
Telecommunication Engineering #151-200 #101-150 #76-100
Environmental Science and Engineering #101-150 #101-150 #101-150
Mechanical Engineering #76-100 #51-75 #51-75
Civil Engineering #101-150 #76-100 #51-75
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology #151-200 #151-200 #101-150
Energy Science and Engineering #101-150 #101-150 #101-150

QS World Subject Rankings

Computer Science and Information Systems #201-250 #201-250 #151-200 #151-200
Engineering and Technology #129 #113 #143 #136
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #88 #110 #105 #51-100

THE Rankings

Engineering and Technology #151-175 #176-200 #126-150 #101-125
Computer Science #401-500 #301-400 #301-400 #176-200

Lund University Rankings: Medical Science Courses

Lund University has a variety of Medical Science programs which are ranked by agencies like QS World, THE rankings, and Shanghai Rankings. The nursing program of Lund University is its best-ranked course in the medical science field. More such courses have been ranked over the years as:-

Lund University Rankings: Medical Science Courses

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021 Ranking 2020

Shanghai Rankings

Clinical Medicine #101-150 #76-100 #76-100
Public Health #51-75 #48 #51-75
Nursing #42 #32 #44
Dentistry and Oral Sciences #201-300 #201-300
Medical Technology #51-75 #76-100 #101-150
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences #301-400 #201-300 #201-300

QS World Subject Rankings

Anatomy and Physiology #51-100 #51-100 #51-100 #51-100
Nursing #51-100 #50 #47 #47
Medicine #87 #75 #72 #51-100
THE Rankings Clinical, pre-clinical, and health #99 #101-125 #101-125 #90

Lund University Rankings: Natural Science Courses

Among all the natural science courses offered by Lund University, Geography is the best-ranked program, standing at #25 in QS World Subject Rankings 2023. Here’s how the natural science courses have performed over the years:-

Lund University Rankings: Natural Science Courses

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021 Ranking 2020

Shanghai Rankings

Mathematics #201-300 #201-300 #301-400
Physics #151-200 #101-150 #101-150
Chemistry #201-300 #201-300 #151-200
Earth Sciences #101-150 #101-150 #76-100
Atmospheric Sciences #76-100 #51-75 #51-75
Geography #33 #30 #32
Ecology #51-75 #51-75 #51-75

QS World Subject Rankings

Geography #25 #23 #24 #24
Environmental Sciences #36 #35 #44 #39
Geology #51-100 #51-100 #101-150 #51-100
Chemistry #94 #102 #96 #51-100
Biological Sciences #77 #83 #71 #51-100
Natural Sciences #104 #86 #117 #96
Mathematics #201-250 #151-200 #201-250 #151-200

THE Rankings

Life Sciences #83 #75 #70 #64
Physical Sciences #96 #78 #99 #74

Lund University Rankings: Business Courses

THE Rankings consider the business-related programs of Lund University among the top 100 such courses in the world. Moreover, QS World Subject Rankings have put the Business and Management Studies program in the top 150 list. The following are the business-related course rankings awarded to Lund University in recent years:-

Lund University Rankings: Business Courses

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021 Ranking 2020

QS World Subject Rankings

Business and Management Studies #148 #140 #120 #101-150
Economics and Econometrics #151-200 #132 #146 #101-150
Accounting and Finance #201-250 #151-200 #151-200 #151-200

Shanghai Rankings

Business Administration #201-300 #201-300 #201-300
Management #151-200 #151-200 #101-150
Economics #51-75 #76-100 #51-75
THE Rankings Business and Economics #86 #75 #69 #75

Lund University Rankings: Humanities Courses

Lund University caters to several top-ranked courses in the field of humanities, including Communication and Media Studies, Sociology, and Arts. The following are more such courses and their previous years’ ranking trends, as per the leading ranking bodies:-

Lund University Rankings: Humanities Courses

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021 Ranking 2020

Shanghai Rankings

Law #201-300 #201-300 #201-300
Hospitality and Tourism Management #101-150 #101-150 #151-200
Education #301-400 #301-400 #201-300
Sociology #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Public Administration #151-200 #151-200
Political Sciences #151-200 #101-150 #101-150

QS World Subject Rankings

Linguistics #101-150 #101-150 #101-150 #51-100
Modern Languages #201-250 #151-200 #101-150 #101-150
Communication and Media Studies #51-100 #51-100 #51-100 #51-100
Law and Legal Studies #101-150 #101-150 #101-150 #101-150
Sociology #88 #85 #69 #51-100
THE Rankings Arts and Humanities #83 #99 #101-125 #101-125

US News Subject Rankings

Courses including Neuroscience and Behavior, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Ecology are among the top 50 courses ranked by US News. Recently, the US News prepared a list of the top courses offered by Lund University, which is given as follows:-

Subject Rankings 2022-23
Arts and Humanities #101
Biology and Biochemistry #109
Neuroscience and Behaviour #47
Cell Biology #129
Chemical Engineering #177
Economics and Business #110
Endocrinology and Metabolism #35
Chemistry #184
Public, Environmental, and Occupational Health #54
Clinical Medicine #93
Ecology #46
Social Science and Public Health #63
Surgery #99
Space Science #101

Durham University Rankings: Miscellaneous

Apart from academic programs, Lund University is renowned for other factors as well, including sustainability, employability, and infrastructure. The following table clearly demonstrates how the institution currently performs in all these fields:-

Ranking Body Parameter Ranking 2022-23

QS WUR

QS Sustainability Ranking #12
Graduate Employability Ranking #121-130
QS WUR By Subject #51-100

US News

Best Global Universities #112
Best Global Universities in Europe #42
Best Global Universities in Sweden #2

THE - World University Rankings

World University Rankings #119
World Reputation Rankings #91-100

CWUR

National Rank #4
Employability Rank #500
Faculty Rank #192
Research Rank #255
Research Rank #95

Lund University offers a rich heritage and diversity to all its students through various cultural communities and sport societies. Moreover, in 2022, it was announced as the best university in Sweden by Studentum. The university is especially best known for its engineering and business-related programs for students.