Emory University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1836
Type
Education
ROR
03czfpz43
FWUR Rank#104 globally (of 4,980)#44 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 93.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 31–191 (160 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped RUR (#31, most generous score) and QS (#182, harshest score).

RUR
31[src]of 1,128
ARWU
101[src]of 996
THE
102[src]of 2,119
CWUR
134[src]of 1,929
QS
182[src]of 1,462
SCImago
191[src]of 4,699
FWUR
104of 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.

  • QS5.9
  • THE1.7
  • ARWU3.6
  • CWUR0.5
  • RUR3.8
  • SCImago2.4

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
93ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
91.4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
95.2CWUR + 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) · #104 · 93.6
= 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
93
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
91.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
95.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 93.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#134
cwur.org
SCImago2025
#191
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

QS fell #74 → #166 (2007–2024)

2024
#1#50#100#150#20020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼9#99QS▼11#166THE▼24#106ARWU#101CWUR▲3#128RUR▼2#31SCImago▼7#168
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#101
2006#102
2007#74#102
2008#62#101
2009#90#100#96
2010#107#101#95
2011#114#61#102#95
2012#122#75#101#81#60#92
2013#141#79#101#93#38#92
2014#158#80#101#78#62#92
2015#156#93#101#84#71#92
2016#165#90#101#79#28#85
2017#149#82#101#79#31#86
2018#147#98#101#80#34#118
2019#148#84#101#90#43#70
2020#156#80#101#121#35#128
2021#158#85#101#124#30#142
2022#160#82#101#129#30#140
2023#155#82#101#131#29#161
2024#166#106#101#128#31#168

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1The Ohio State University98.0
2Purdue University96.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
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