Edge Hill University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Founded
1885
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#1,081 globally (of 4,980)#71 in United Kingdom
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 45.5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,001–2,907 (1,906 positions apart).

THE
1,001[src]of 2,119
SCImago
2,907[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,081of 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.

  • THE7.3
  • SCImago7.3

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
38.2SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
52.8THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
No data

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) · #1,081 · 45.5
= 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
38.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
52.8
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
No data
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 45.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
ARWU
CWUR
RUR
SCImago2025
#2907
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #3501 → #3265 (2011–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲72#1330QSNo dataTHE▼200#1001ARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▲621#3265
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011#3501
2012#3636
2013#3861
2014#3967
2015#4017
2016#4004
2017#4166
2018#4713
2019#801#2274
2020#1001#3405
2021#1001#4017
2022#801#3873
2023#801#3886
2024#1001#3265

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Edinburgh Napier University1076.0
2Ulster University1073.0

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