Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Greece
Founded
1925
Type
Education
ROR
02j61yw88
FWUR Rank#627 globally (of 4,980)#3 in Greece
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 64/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 445–949 (504 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#949, most generous score) and RUR (#667, harshest score).

CWUR
445[src]of 1,929
QS
485[src]of 1,462
ARWU
501[src]of 996
RUR
667[src]of 1,128
THE
801[src]of 2,119
SCImago
949[src]of 4,699
FWUR
627of 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.

  • QS2.9
  • THE1.7
  • ARWU14.2
  • CWUR13
  • RUR23
  • SCImago15.8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
64.8ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
64.6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
59CWUR + 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)

Toggle agencies to see how the composite + rank shift. The default is all six.

Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #627 · 64
= canonical FWUR rank (toggle agencies off to customize)

Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
64.8
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
64.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
59
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 64 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#445
cwur.org
RUR2025
#667
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#949
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #658 → #901 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲24#682QS▲128#530THE#801ARWU#501CWUR▼4#433RUR▲91#661SCImago▲211#901
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#305
2008#303
2009#303#658
2010#401#301#645
2011#451#301#648
2012#451#301#609
2013#471#301#491#604
2014#401#478#525#592
2015#461#401#459#613
2016#461#601#401#439#602#638
2017#491#401#401#432#571#570
2018#501#501#401#375#575#782
2019#561#601#401#417#582#419
2020#561#601#501#410#579#1052
2021#571#601#501#409#544#1052
2022#551#601#501#417#638#1090
2023#658#801#501#429#752#1112
2024#530#801#501#433#661#901

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityUnited States1.0
2Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0
3The University of MelbourneAustralia27.0

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