City, University of London

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Founded
1966
Type
Education
ROR
04489at23
FWUR Rank#1,112 globally (of 4,980)#76 in United Kingdom
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 57.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 351–2,615 (2,264 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#351, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

THE
351[src]of 2,035
QS
352[src]of 1,469
RUR
499[src]of 1,139
CWUR
890[src]of 1,926
ARWU
901[src]of 995
SCImago
2,615[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,112of 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.

  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
27ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
79.5QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
55.1CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2023/2024/2025). 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) · #1,112 · 57.6
= canonical FWUR rank (toggle agencies off to customize)

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
27
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
79.5
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
55.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 57.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2024
#890
cwur.org
RUR2023
#499
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2615
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1612 → #2068 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲167#587QS▲19#328THE#351ARWUNo dataCWUR▼29#890RURNo dataSCImago▼104#2068
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1612
2010#451#320#1556
2011#356#350#1618
2012#327#417#1605
2013#347#401#1651
2014#494#371#1773
2015#545#377#1706
2016#401#612#383#1840
2017#351#665#355#2115
2018#351#901#891#316#1991
2019#351#901#884#414#684
2020#401#701#867#1612
2021#351#865#2016
2022#351#862#2095
2023#351#901#861#499#1964
2024#328#351#890#2068

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1SOAS, University of London1109.0
2University of the West of England1116.0

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