Jyväskylän yliopisto

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Finland
Founded
1934
Type
Education
ROR
05n3dz165
FWUR Rank#661 globally (of 4,980)#8 in Finland
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 62.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 335–2,499 (2,164 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#401, most generous score) and ARWU (#701, harshest score).

RUR
335[src]of 1,128
THE
401[src]of 2,119
QS
498[src]of 1,462
CWUR
632[src]of 1,929
ARWU
701[src]of 996
SCImago
2,499[src]of 4,699
FWUR
661of 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.

  • QS3.4
  • THE18.5
  • ARWU32.9
  • CWUR4.7
  • RUR7.8
  • SCImago15.8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
38.3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
73.6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
68.8CWUR + 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.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #661 · 62.6
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
38.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
73.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
68.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 62.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#632
cwur.org
RUR2025
#335
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2499
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1506 → #1955 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼75#608QS▼98#446THE#401ARWU#701CWUR▼34#619RUR▲61#365SCImago▼174#1955
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#401
2006#401
2007#403
2008#402
2009#402#1506
2010#303#401#1387
2011#310#401#1359
2012#309#401#1332
2013#299#351#401#377#1346
2014#351#664#370#1228
2015#318#301#401#671#351#1392
2016#319#351#629#355#1409
2017#338#401#501#638#298#1476
2018#357#401#601#603#371#1589
2019#336#401#501#568#326#727
2020#346#501#701#562#348#1755
2021#333#401#701#565#322#1913
2022#358#351#701#585#307#1768
2023#348#401#701#585#426#1781
2024#446#401#701#619#365#1955

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto592.0
2Itä-Suomen yliopisto585.0

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