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== Degrees, Reputations and Rankings ==
LUT awards the following degrees: Bachelor of Science (Economics), Bachelor of Science (Technology), Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Science (Economics), Master of Science (Technology), Master of Social Sciences, Licentiate of Science (Economics), Licentiate of Science (Technology), Doctor of Science (Technology), Doctor of Science (Economics), and Doctor of Philosophy.

LUT University has been ranked in the top 5 Finnish universities in the 2023 QS Top 500 universities list, and is in the top 3% of universities globally.<ref name="topuniversities.com">{{Cite web |title=Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/lappeenranta-lahti-university-technology-lut |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref> The university is ranked second in Finland in the fields of [[Outline of physical science|Physical Sciences]] and [[Business]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=QS World University Rankings for Business & Management Studies 2022 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/business-management-studies |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-10 |title=World University Rankings 2022 by subject: physical sciences |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/subject-ranking/physical-sciences |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> and fifth in [[Engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=QS World University Rankings for Engineering & Technology 2022 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/engineering-technology |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

LUT has been ranked as one of the world's 20 most rapidly developing challenger universities<ref>{{cite web |title=The “Class of 2030” – Firetail |url=http://www.firetail.co.uk/strategy/class-of-2030/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215213012/http://www.firetail.co.uk/strategy/class-of-2030/ |archive-date=15 February 2017 |access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> and was also ranked as the 9th best university for climate action.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Top universities for climate action 2022 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/top-universities-climate-action |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Student |language=en}}</ref> The university has further been ranked in the Times Higher Education's Top 20 world's best small universities list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-03 |title=The world’s best small universities 2022 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-small-universities |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Student |language=en}}</ref>

In the year 2024, LUT University received ''6,601'' domestic applicants, and accepted ''591'' new students. This puts LUT University's overall domestic acceptance rate for the year 2024 at 11%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record-breaking number of applications to LUT bachelor’s programmes {{!}} LUT University |url=https://www.lut.fi/en/news/record-breaking-number-applications-lut-bachelors-programmes |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=www.lut.fi |language=en}}</ref> However, some fields are more popular and difficult to be accepted into than others. The field of business itself accounts for roughly 50% (3,069) of the overall applications to the university despite only having 140 starting spots. At the same time, the fields in engineering tend to have a much less drastic application-to-spot ratio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LUTin koulutuksissa opitaan ratkaisemaan maailmanlaajuisia kestävyyshaasteita – tarjolla lähes 600 aloituspaikkaa {{!}} LUT-yliopisto |url=https://www.lut.fi/fi/uutiset/lutin-koulutuksissa-opitaan-ratkaisemaan-maailmanlaajuisia-kestavyyshaasteita-tarjolla |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=www.lut.fi |language=fi}}</ref>