Kyungpook National University

Updated 9 مايو 2026
Country
South Korea
Founded
1946
Type
Education
ROR
040c17130
FWUR Rank#499 globally (of 4,980)#13 in South Korea
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 70.4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 401–1,053 (652 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#1,053, most generous score) and ARWU (#401, harshest score).

ARWU
401[src]of 996
RUR
412[src]of 1,128
CWUR
441[src]of 1,929
THE
501[src]of 2,119
QS
519[src]of 1,462
SCImago
1,053[src]of 4,699
FWUR
499of 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.

  • QS5.9
  • THE6
  • ARWU10.6
  • CWUR6.8
  • RUR6.9
  • SCImago7.2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
68.7ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
70.5QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
70.4CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (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.

Try other agency subsets

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

Pick your agencies (Mode C)

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #499 · 70.4
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

Slide the weights below. The composite, dimension scores, and methodology label update live.

Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
68.7
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
70.5
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
70.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 70.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#441
cwur.org
RUR2025
#412
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#1053
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

CWUR fell #314 → #443 (2014–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲44#535QS▼16#520THE▲300#501ARWU#401CWUR▼29#443RUR▲97#439SCImago▼114#1003
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#401
2006#401
2007
2008
2009#402#993
2010#451#401#418#993
2011#501#401#412#932
2012#501#401#474#850
2013#551#401#474#727
2014#314#501#693
2015#551#401#307#510#706
2016#601#601#337#478#1069
2017#651#601#401#320#517#681
2018#701#601#501#408#524#784
2019#651#801#401#429#476#369
2020#601#801#301#404#469#955
2021#561#801#301#402#458#853
2022#541#601#401#412#481#831
2023#504#801#401#414#536#889
2024#520#501#401#443#439#1003

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard Universityالولايات المتحدة1.0
2University of Oxfordالمملكة المتحدة5.0
3The University of Melbourneأستراليا27.0

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