Reed College

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1908
Type
Education
ROR
00a6ram87
FWUR Rank#2,949 globally (of 4,980)#340 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 5.9/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,703–5,931 (4,228 positions apart).

CWUR
1,703[src]of 1,929
SCImago
5,931[src]of 4,699
FWUR
2,949of 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.

  • CWUR5.9
  • SCImago5.9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
11.8CWUR

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) · #2,949 · 5.9
= 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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
11.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 5.9 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1703
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#5931
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3827 → #7118 (2016–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼202#2812QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼39#1716RURNo dataSCImago▼1030#7118
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016#3827
2017#3641
2018#2826
2019#2027
2020#1971#4928
2021#1953#4884
2022#5603
2023#1677#6088
2024#1716#7118

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Arkansas at Little Rock2947.0
2Claremont Graduate University2957.0

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