Kungliga Tekniska högskolan

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Sweden
Founded
1827
Type
Education
ROR
026vcq606
FWUR Rank#113 globally (of 4,980)#4 in Sweden
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 92.7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 74–460 (386 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#98, most generous score) and ARWU (#201, harshest score).

RUR
74[src]of 1,128
QS
78[src]of 1,462
THE
98[src]of 2,119
CWUR
148[src]of 1,929
ARWU
201[src]of 996
SCImago
460[src]of 4,699
FWUR
113of 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.

  • QS2
  • THE2.7
  • ARWU12.8
  • CWUR0.3
  • RUR0.8
  • SCImago2.5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
85.1ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
95.1QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
93CWUR + 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) · #113 · 92.7
= 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
85.1
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
95.1
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
93
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 92.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#148
cwur.org
SCImago2025
#460
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #365 → #580 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲19#114QS▲16#73THE▲58#97ARWU#201CWUR▼2#142RUR#48SCImago▼16#580
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#203
2006#201
2007#192#203
2008#173#201
2009#174#201#365
2010#150#201#46#367
2011#180#193#201#70#372
2012#142#187#201#65#333
2013#118#140#201#72#309
2014#110#117#201#100#36#300
2015#110#126#201#126#36#280
2016#92#155#201#131#30#303
2017#97#159#201#143#38#247
2018#98#173#201#156#38#346
2019#104#187#201#118#30#220
2020#98#201#201#135#52#438
2021#98#201#201#140#40#448
2022#89#201#201#140#73#503
2023#89#155#201#140#48#564
2024#73#97#201#142#48#580

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Uppsala Universitet102.0
2Lunds Universitet89.0

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