Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Italy
Founded
1810
Type
Education
ROR
03aydme10
FWUR Rank#628 globally (of 4,980)#21 in Italy
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 64/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 88–3,240 (3,152 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#137, most generous score) and ARWU (#701, harshest score).

RUR
88[src]of 1,128
THE
137[src]of 2,119
CWUR
608[src]of 1,929
ARWU
701[src]of 996
SCImago
3,240[src]of 4,699
FWUR
628of 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.

  • THE29.6
  • ARWU34.2
  • CWUR4.6
  • RUR28.3
  • SCImago32.9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
30.4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
93.6THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
80.4CWUR + 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)

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #628 · 64
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
30.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
93.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
80.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 64 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS2021
Not ranked
topuniversities.com
CWUR2025
#608
cwur.org
SCImago2025
#3240
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1725 → #3421 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼218#688QSNo dataTHE▲15#168ARWU▼300#801CWUR▼32#581RUR▼3#96SCImago▼797#3421
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#26#305
2008#28#402
2009#28#303#1725
2010#33#301#1644
2011#33#301#1820
2012#34#201#1667
2013#334#201#1908
2014#301#383#1992
2015#63#301#393#66#2022
2016#112#401#377#67#1527
2017#137#501#433#374#1664
2018#192#184#501#422#21#2198
2019#175#161#401#517#22#843
2020#204#152#401#464#26#2304
2021#181#401#476#23#2218
2022#197#501#512#27#3182
2023#183#501#549#93#2624
2024#168#801#581#96#3421

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Università degli Studi di Bari626.0
2Università degli Studi di Parma638.0

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.

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