Politecnico di Torino

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Italy
Founded
1859
Type
Education
ROR
00bgk9508
FWUR Rank#503 globally (of 4,980)#17 in Italy
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 70.7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 242–1,155 (913 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#242, most generous score) and ARWU (#601, harshest score).

QS
242[src]of 1,462
THE
401[src]of 2,119
RUR
478[src]of 1,128
ARWU
601[src]of 996
CWUR
610[src]of 1,929
SCImago
1,155[src]of 4,699
FWUR
503of 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.

  • QS13.1
  • THE10.7
  • ARWU30.6
  • CWUR2
  • RUR13.8
  • SCImago5.1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
57.6ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
82.3QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
63.1CWUR + 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) · #503 · 70.7
= 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
57.6
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
82.3
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
63.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 70.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#610
cwur.org
RUR2025
#478
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#1155
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #694 → #1073 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲67#514QS▲73#252THE▲200#401ARWU#601CWUR▼16#597RUR▲129#491SCImago▲17#1073
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#401
2006#401
2007#403
2008#402
2009#402#694
2010#451#401#380#694
2011#451#401#398#628
2012#401#350#401#388#606
2013#370#401#490#583
2014#579#435#573
2015#365#653#438#549
2016#314#351#655#451#604
2017#305#351#601#657#416#706
2018#307#401#601#614#479#879
2019#387#401#501#589#489#486
2020#348#501#601#590#370#1183
2021#308#501#501#599#415#1181
2022#334#601#601#580#488#1115
2023#325#601#601#581#620#1090
2024#252#401#601#597#491#1073

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele492.0
2Università degli Studi di Trento458.0

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