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Lviv University

Public university in Lviv, Ukraine

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About

instance of	public university
inception	1661
named after	Ivan Franko · since 18 January 1940
official name	Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка (uk) · since October 1999 Львівський державний університет імені Івана Франка (uk) · 8 January 1940–September 1999 Львівський державний університет (uk) · 22 September 1939–7 January 1940 Львівський університет імені Яна-Казимира (uk) · 18 September 1918–21 September 1939 Львовский национальный университет имени Ивана Франко (ru) · since October 1999 3 more Львовский государственный университет имени Ивана Франко (ru) · 8 January 1940–September 1999 Львовский государственный университет (ru) · 22 September 1939–7 January 1940 Львовский университет имени Яна-Казимира (ru) · 18 September 1918–21 September 1939
native label	Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка (uk)
short name	ЛНУ ім. І. Франка (uk) · since 1992 ЛНУ імені Івана Франка (uk) · since October 1999 ЛДУ імені Івана Франка (uk) · 8 January 1940–September 1999 ЛДУ (uk) · 22 September 1939–7 January 1940 Львівський університет (uk) · 1661–21 September 1939

Location and contact

country	Ukraine · reason for preferred rank: currently valid value Austrian Empire Austria–Hungary
located in the administrative territorial entity	Lviv
headquarters location	Main building of Lviv University
coordinate location	49.8405, 24.0225
official website	https://lnu.edu.ua/

People and numbers

count of students	11,649
rector	Volodymyr Melnyk

Rankings and recognition

heritage designation	State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine

Finances

budget	883,442,178 hryvnia · 2021

Structure and memberships

child organization or unit	Lviv University Faculty of Medicine · object of statement has role: medical school Law Faculty of Lviv University · object of statement has role: faculty of law
has part(s)	Archives of Lviv University Faculty of journalism of the University of Lviv Faculty of biology of the University of Lviv Faculty of Geography of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Faculty of geology of the University of Lviv 23 more Faculty of economy of the University of Lviv Faculty of Electronics and computer technologies of the University of Lviv Faculty of foreign languages of the University of Lviv Faculty of History, Lviv University Faculty of culture and arts of the University of Lviv Faculty of International Relations of the University of Lviv Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the University of Lviv Faculty of Faculty of Pedagogical Education of the University of Lviv Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Faculty of Faculty of Financial Management and Business of the University of Lviv Faculty of Physics of the Lviv University Faculty of Philology of the University of Lviv Faculty of Philosophy in the Lviv University Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Lviv Institute of Postgraduate Education and Pre-University Training of the University of Lviv Pedagogical College of the University of Lviv Law College of the University of Lviv Natural Sciences College of the University of Lviv Astronomical Observatory of Lviv University Botanical garden of Lviv University Benedykt Dybowski Zoological Museum Scientific library of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Museum of history of the University of Lviv
member of	Agence universitaire de la Francophonie

Other facts

number of viewers/listeners	477,955 · YouTube video views · YouTube channel ID: UCsh8vTqtjG4paV3kRHB8S2A · YouTube handle: лнуім.іванафранка · 25 November 2025

Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)

coat of arms image	Universitas Leopoliensis Coat of Arms.png
image	University Lviv 2009 1.JPG · media legend: Hlavní budova univerzity (dříve Haličský sejm) (cs)

Wikimedia and technical details (6)

Commons category	University of Lviv
topic's main category	Category:University of Lviv
category for alumni of educational institution	Category:University of Lviv alumni
category for employees of the organization	Category:Academic staff of the University of Lviv
on focus list of Wikimedia project	WikiProject Ukraine
described by source	Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4 · page(s): 672

Identifiers in other databases (45)

ARWU university ID	university-of-lviv
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID	124408930
BIBSYS ID	90197604
CiNii Research ID	1140563741566447488
ELNET ID	a1141098x
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID	59672
EU Participant Identification Code	967410489
EU VAT number	UA020709813029
Facebook username	franko.lviv.ua
FactGrid item ID	Q743727
Freebase ID	/m/06_sgk
GND ID	10032822-2 · subject named as: Lʹvivsʹkyj nacionalʹnyj universytet imeni Ivana Franka · since 1999 66083-8 · subject named as: Universität Lemberg · until 1939
Google Maps Customer ID	2208496597728264569
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)	2160823 · subject named as: ЛЬВОВСКИЙ НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ
GRID ID	grid.77054.31
IdRef ID	061413372
Instagram username	lviv_university
Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine ID	L\V\LvivUniversity
ISNI	0000000112454606
J9U entity ID	987007391936505171 987007313632605171
Libraries Australia ID	36567546
Library of Congress Authorities ID	n00034402 · subject named as: Lʹvivsʹkyĭ nat︠s︡ionalʹnyĭ universytet imeni Ivana Franka n80040730 · subject named as: Lʹvivsʹkyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ universytet im. Iv. Franka
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)	200280692
NACSIS-CAT author ID	DA03660119
National Library of Latvia ID	000327272
National Library of Lithuania ID	LNB:BDqc;=Bq
National Library of Poland MMS ID	9810571715605606
NL CR AUT ID	ko2005293885 · subject named as: L‘vìvs‘kyj deržavnyj unìversytet ìm. Ìv. Franka ko2005293886 · subject named as: Uniwersytet Jana Kazimierza we Lwowie ko2005293887 · subject named as: Uniwersytet Lwowski ko2005227611 · subject named as: L‘vìvs‘kyj nacìonal‘nyj unìversytet ìmenì Ìvana Franka
NUKAT ID	n99072958 n00072644
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID	3991430
OpenAlex ID	I200280692 P4383735918 · subject named as: Lviv University
RERO ID (legacy)	A005491551
Ringgold ID	112865
ROR ID	01s7y5e82
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID	vtls012584115
SNARC ID	Q49280
Times Higher Education World University ID	ivan-franko-national-university-lviv
U-Multirank university ID	ivan-franko-national-university-of-lviv
VIAF cluster ID	161036189 139328521
Wolfram Language entity code	Entity["University", "IvanFrankoNationalUniversityOfLviv::6z666"]
X (Twitter) username	LVIV_UNIVERSITY · number of subscribers: 75 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 801417012916457472 · 26 April 2020 LNUIvanaFranka · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: unknown · 1 January 2021
YouTube channel ID	UCsh8vTqtjG4paV3kRHB8S2A · subject named as: ЛНУ ім. Івана Франка · number of works: 172 · number of subscribers: 879 · number of viewers/listeners: 57,967 · 3 December 2020
YouTube handle	лнуім.іванафранка · YouTube channel ID: UCsh8vTqtjG4paV3kRHB8S2A · 20 October 2025
‎Scilit organization ID	1819
‎Yale LUX ID	group/f12707fb-8191-4afe-a851-d63490fa341e