Institut d'Optique Graduate School

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
France
Founded
1917
Type
Education
ROR
00d0rke27
FWUR Rank#2,287 globally (of 4,980)#97 in France
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 16.7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,670–3,875 (2,205 positions apart).

CWUR
1,670[src]of 1,982
SCImago
3,875[src]of 4,699
FWUR
2,287of 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
17.6SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
15.8CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2019/2025). 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.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #2,287 · 16.7
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
17.6
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
15.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 16.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2019
#1670
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3875
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1620 → #3466 (2011–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲148#1867QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▲148#3466
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011#1620
2012#1998
2013#1987
2014#2698
2015#2653
2016#3696
2017#1746
2018#1073
2019#1670#863
2020#3283
2021#4525
2022#3850
2023#3614
2024#3466

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

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