In 2020, the University of Lincoln was named Modern University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University 2021, being the highest-ranked multi-faculty modern university in the UK, climbing to 45th (out of 135), its highest ever position in the guide. In the same year including it was named one of the world's greatest young universities in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, placing 14th in the UK for overall student satisfaction of the 129 mainstream universities in the National Student Survey 2020, and scoring a five-star rating in the QS Stars ratings system of global universities.