Michigan Technological University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1885
Type
Education
ROR
0036rpn28
FWUR Rank#1,121 globally (of 4,980)#207 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 36.8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 350–2,334 (1,984 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#2,334, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

THE
350[src]of 399
RUR
393[src]of 740
QS
901[src]of 1,462
ARWU
901[src]of 996
CWUR
978[src]of 1,929
SCImago
2,334[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,121of 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.

  • QS5.5
  • ARWU34.3
  • CWUR5.5
  • SCImago6.5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
30ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
25.5QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
48.2CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2012/2015/2025/2026). 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) · #1,121 · 36.8
= 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
30
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
25.5
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
48.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 36.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#978
cwur.org
RUR2015
#393
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2334
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1267 → #1958 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲97#934QS▼79#851THENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼17#950RURNo dataSCImago▲1296#1958
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#401
2006#401
2007#403
2008#402
2009#1267
2010#249#1334
2011#283#1471
2012#350#344#1576
2013#551#427#1484
2014#796#386#1698
2015#551#790#393#1812
2016#501#772#1680
2017#501#701#788#1308
2018#551#601#855#1559
2019#591#701#805#852
2020#601#701#896#2441
2021#601#801#904#2806
2022#651#801#914#3046
2023#772#933#3254
2024#851#950#1958

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Toledo1118.0
2Florida Institute of Technology1114.0

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