Khon Kaen University

Updated 9 مايو 2026
Country
Thailand
Founded
1966
Type
Education
ROR
03cq4gr50
FWUR Rank#1,179 globally (of 4,980)#4 in Thailand
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 41/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 562–2,613 (2,051 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped RUR (#562, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

RUR
562[src]of 1,128
QS
901[src]of 1,462
ARWU
901[src]of 995
CWUR
1,199[src]of 1,929
THE
1,201[src]of 2,119
SCImago
2,613[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,179of 4,980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • QS3.6
  • THE1.3
  • CWUR4.2
  • RUR8.2
  • SCImago2.3

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
27ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
40.9QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
44.1CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2023/2025/2026). Treat year-over-year deltas with care.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

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Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #1,179 · 41
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
27
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
40.9
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
44.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 41 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#1199
cwur.org
RUR2025
#562
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2613
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

THE fell #601 → #1201 (2016–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲201#1327QS▼98#951THE#1201ARWUNo dataCWUR▲21#1182RUR▲127#651SCImago▲784#2844
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2717
2010#2736
2011#601#2758
2012#601#2652
2013#2427
2014#2705
2015#701#2688
2016#701#601#2321
2017#701#801#591#2039
2018#801#801#990#2413
2019#801#1001#1107#1157
2020#801#1001#1174#3385
2021#801#1001#1172#661#3740
2022#801#1201#1190#693#3675
2023#853#1201#901#1203#778#3628
2024#951#1201#1182#651#2844

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Prince of Songkla University1338.0
2Kasetsart University1391.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard Universityالولايات المتحدة1.0
2University of Oxfordالمملكة المتحدة5.0
3Tsinghua Universityالصين17.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

Sources