Marshall University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1837
Type
Education
ROR
02erqft81
FWUR Rank#2,861 globally (of 4,980)#335 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 8.3/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,863–4,085 (2,222 positions apart).

CWUR
1,863[src]of 1,929
SCImago
4,085[src]of 4,699
FWUR
2,861of 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.

  • CWUR4.8
  • SCImago4.8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
13.1SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
3.5CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

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) · #2,861 · 8.3
= 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
13.1
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
3.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 8.3 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1863
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4085
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

CWUR fell #1361 → #1757 (2019–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲600#2109QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲13#1757RURNo dataSCImago▲1228#3280
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3078
2010#3029
2011#3132
2012#3333
2013#2867
2014#2948
2015#3267
2016#3315
2017#4222
2018#3739
2019#1361#1731
2020#1594#3894
2021#1689#3634
2022#1710#4410
2023#1770#4508
2024#1757#3280

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

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