Háskólinn í Reykjavík

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Iceland
Founded
1998
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#1,564 globally (of 4,980)#2 in Iceland
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 10.4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 801–6,429 (5,628 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#801, most generous score) and CWUR (#1,967, harshest score).

THE
801[src]of 2,119
RUR
904[src]of 1,139
CWUR
1,967[src]of 1,928
SCImago
6,429[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,564of 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.

  • THE31.1
  • SCImago31.1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
62.2THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
10.4CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2021/2023/2025/2026). 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) · #1,564 · 10.4
= 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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
62.2
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
10.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 10.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
ARWU
CWUR2021
#1967
cwur.org
RUR2023
#904
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#6429
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1520 → #6386 (2011–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲415#1450QSNo dataTHE▼300#601ARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▼514#6386
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011#1520
2012#1698
2013#2098
2014#2068
2015#665#1820
2016#1965
2017#3293
2018#401#3077
2019#301#1579#2042
2020#301#1879#5071
2021#301#1967#5408
2022#301#6656
2023#301#904#5872
2024#601#6386

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Háskóli Íslands779.0

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