Stockholm University is the state
university of
Stockholm,
Sweden. Stockholm University has two scientific fields: the natural sciences and the humanities/social sciences. With over 70,000 students at four different faculties, law, humanities, the mathematical and natural sciences, it is one of the largest universities in
Scandinavia. The institution is regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world by the
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) - whereas, in the
QS World University Rankings and the
Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE), the SU is among the 200 universities in the world. Stockholm University was granted university status in 1960, making it the fourth oldest
Swedish university. As with other public universities in Sweden, Stockholm University's mission includes teaching and research anchored in society at large.