Indiana University System

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1820
Type
Education
ROR
01kg8sb98
FWUR Rank#214 globally (of 4,980)#68 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 87/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesMixed agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 189–198 (9 positions apart).

RUR
189[src]of 1,128
THE
198[src]of 2,119
FWUR
214of 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.

  • THE3.7
  • RUR3.7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
No data

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
90.7THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
83.3RUR

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) · #214 · 87
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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
No data
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
90.7
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
83.3
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 87 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
ARWU
CWUR
RUR2025
#189
roundranking.com
SCImago

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

RUR fell #97 → #193 (2010–2024)

2024
#1#100#20020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼28#225QSNo dataTHE▼28#198ARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRUR▼15#193SCImagoNo data
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010#97
2011#156#95
2012#123#123
2013#134#128
2014#132#154
2015#150#166
2016#201#139
2017#150#153
2018#117#175
2019#146#174
2020#134#183
2021#140#174
2022#167#182
2023#170#178
2024#198#193

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Miami211.0
2Dartmouth College210.0

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