Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Italy
Founded
1987
Type
Education
ROR
025602r80
FWUR Rank#815 globally (of 4,980)#36 in Italy
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 55.7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 201–2,083 (1,882 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#201, most generous score) and CWUR (#1,184, harshest score).

THE
201[src]of 2,119
CWUR
1,184[src]of 1,929
SCImago
2,083[src]of 4,699
FWUR
815of 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.

  • THE34.9
  • CWUR17
  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
55.7SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
90.6THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
38.7CWUR

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) · #815 · 55.7
= 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
55.7
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
90.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
38.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 55.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1184
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2083
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #765 → #1736 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼130#692QSNo dataTHE#201ARWUNo dataCWUR▲13#1180RURNo dataSCImago▼224#1736
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#765
2010#754
2011#787
2012#733
2013#755
2014#712
2015#752
2016#180#752
2017#190#1245
2018#155#1431
2019#153#1156#674
2020#149#1150#1450
2021#170#1176#1516
2022#201#1217#1829
2023#201#1193#1512
2024#201#1180#1736

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Università degli Studi di Salerno812.0
2Humanitas University808.0

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