Australian National University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Australia
Founded
1946
Type
Education
ROR
019wvm592
FWUR Rank#87 globally (of 4,980)#6 in Australia
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 94.3/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 32–542 (510 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#32, most generous score) and SCImago (#542, harshest score).

QS
32[src]of 1,462
RUR
55[src]of 1,128
THE
73[src]of 2,119
CWUR
90[src]of 1,929
ARWU
101[src]of 996
SCImago
542[src]of 4,699
FWUR
87of 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
  • THE2.3
  • ARWU4.3
  • CWUR1.1
  • RUR0.9
  • SCImago5.8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
89.2ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
97.2QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
95.3CWUR + 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.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #87 · 94.3
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
89.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
97.2
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
95.3
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 94.3 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#90
cwur.org
SCImago2025
#542
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #324 → #498 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼12#97QS▼4#34THE▼5#67ARWU▼17#101CWUR▲3#125RUR▼8#58SCImago▼6#498
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#56
2006#54
2007#16#57
2008#16#59
2009#17#59#324
2010#20#59#61#324
2011#26#43#70#50#340
2012#24#38#64#75#340
2013#27#37#66#96#40#356
2014#25#48#74#160#99#322
2015#25#45#77#179#77#325
2016#19#52#77#160#52#331
2017#22#47#97#163#47#309
2018#20#48#69#82#51#325
2019#24#49#76#108#45#186
2020#29#50#67#123#29#401
2021#31#59#76#125#51#438
2022#27#54#79#124#66#402
2023#30#62#84#128#50#492
2024#34#67#101#125#58#498

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Monash University73.0
2The University of Queensland72.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityUnited States1.0
2University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

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