CHA University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
South Korea
Founded
1996
Type
Education
ROR
04yka3j04
FWUR Rank#1,267 globally (of 4,980)#39 in South Korea
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 38.9/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,452–2,210 (758 positions apart).

CWUR
1,452[src]of 1,929
SCImago
2,210[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,267of 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.

  • CWUR14.1
  • SCImago14.1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
53SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
24.8CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

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) · #1,267 · 38.9
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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
53
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
24.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 38.9 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1452
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2210
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1559 → #2061 (2020–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲93#1250QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼20#1453RURNo dataSCImago▲457#2061
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YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
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2019#1371
2020#1360#1559
2021#1404#1590
2022#1415#1860
2023#1433#2518
2024#1453#2061

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Inje University1268.0
2Sangmyung University1256.0

Global peers

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

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