Ranking and accreditation
Linnaeus University is included in various international university rankings that measure the quality of higher education institutions, for instance Times Higher Education Impact Ranking and Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Ranking
Times Higher Education Impact Ranking
The Times Higher Education Impact Ranking is conducted annually by the British magazine Times Higher Education. It ranks over 2 500 higher education institutions based on how well they work to fulfil the UN's 17 sustainable development goals in the 2030 Agenda. Linnaeus University is ranked among the 200 best in multiple categories.
Learn more about Times Higher Education Impact Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
The list, often referred to as the Shanghai ranking, ranks the world’s best universities based on their research. Linnaeus University is ranked high within the areas Hospitality & Tourism and Nursing.
Current rankings
Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2025
- Overall, Linnaeus University is ranked in the 301–400 range out of 2 526 higher education institutions worldwide
- Within goal number 13, Climate action, Linnaeus University is ranked eleventh
- Ranked 101–200 for the work in the goal Life below water
- Ranked 201–300 in Gender equality, Clean water and sanitation, and Sustainable cities and communities
- Read more: Linnaeus University ranks eleventh in the world in Climate action
Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024
- Overall ranked in the 901–1 000 range
- Ranked 30th best in the field Hospitality & tourism
- Ranked in the 201–300 range in the field Nursing
- Read more: Linnaeus University ranked 30th in the world for tourism studies
Accreditation
Accreditation and quality assurance
Linnaeus University is granted full university status by the Swedish Government. The accreditation of higher education takes the form of granting degree-awarding powers for first-, second- and third-cycle qualifications. These powers are granted indefinitely.
The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) is responsible for quality assurance of HEIs. The quality assurance of higher education and research consists of four components: appraisal of degree-awarding powers, assessments of HEIs’ quality assurance processes, programme evaluations and thematic evaluations.
Accreditation and quality assurance
Human Resource Strategy for Researchers
Human Resource Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) is a tool for implementation of the European charter and certification with the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research. Linnaeus University was certified in 2021.
AACSB Accreditation
Linnaeus University is accredited based on AACSB's standards (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). After six years of hard and purposeful work from the School of Business and Economics, we are now one of only 6% of the world's business schools to have this international quality seal.