Sumy State University is located in Sumy city in the North-East of Ukraine. Its history began in 1948. Today, SumDU is a leading university of a classical type with the IV accreditation level in the region.

The University currently serves about 13,500 students who are pursuing bachelor's and master's degrees in 55 majors and 23 fields of knowledge. About 1650 foreign students represent about 50 countries worldwide.

Sumy State University enters the ranking of the THE World University Rankings by Times Higher Education at the position of 501-600 and 1-2 position among Ukrainian universities.

Sumy State University is included in Global Research University Profiles (GRUP) by ShanghaiRanking.

Sumy State University enters the TOP-group (3%) of leading universities of the world and is classified as a university with high research intensity according to the international ranking of higher education institutions QS World University Rankings. According to these rankings, SumDU enters the group of leading Ukrainian universities. SumDU also ranked 101-150 among the fastest-rising young stars of the higher education world by the QS.