What is Stockholm University?
'''Stockholm University''' ({{lang-sv|Stockholms universitet}}) is a public [[university]] in [[Stockholm]], the capital of [[Sweden]]. It was founded as a college in 1878. It reached the university status in 1960. It had over 33,000 <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Stockholm University - Facts in numbers 2019|url=https://www.su.se/english/about/facts-figures/the-university-in-figures|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413005902/https://www.su.se/english/about/facts-figures/the-university-in-figures|archive-date=13 April 2019|access-date=20 August 2020|website=}}</ref> students in 2019. It has four different faculties, including law, [[humanities]], [[social sciences]], and [[natural sciences]]. It is one of the largest universities in [[Scandinavia]]. It is one of the top 100 universities in the world, according to the [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/shanghairanking-academic-ranking-world-universities-2019-results-announced|title=ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019 results announced|date=2019-08-15|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en|access-date=2020-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2018.html|title=ARWU World University Rankings 2018 {{!}} Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018 {{!}} Top 500 universities {{!}} Shanghai Ranking - 2018|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=2020-06-06|archive-date=2018-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816224432/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2018.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> When it was granted university status in 1960, it became the fourth oldest Swedish university. Like other public universities in Sweden, its mission is teaching and research [[Anchor|anchored]] in society at large. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [https://www.su.se/cmlink/stockholm-university Stockholm University official website] {{europe-stub}} [[Category:19th-century