Texas A&M University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1876
Type
Education
ROR
01f5ytq51
FWUR Rank#175 globally (of 4,980)#56 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 89.4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 82–255 (173 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#82, most generous score) and RUR (#234, harshest score).

CWUR
82[src]of 1,929
QS
144[src]of 1,462
THE
151[src]of 2,119
ARWU
201[src]of 996
RUR
234[src]of 1,128
SCImago
255[src]of 4,699
FWUR
175of 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.

  • QS0.8
  • THE3.5
  • ARWU9.5
  • CWUR6.4
  • RUR10.1
  • SCImago5.2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
87.3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
91.6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
87.6CWUR + 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) · #175 · 89.4
= 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
87.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
91.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
87.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 89.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#82
cwur.org
RUR2025
#234
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#255
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #121 → #260 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#30020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼7#166QS▲30#134THE▲63#118ARWU▼50#201CWUR▼7#76RUR▼14#235SCImago#260
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#89
2006#88
2007#122#91
2008#137#88
2009#179#88#121
2010#198#95#129#129
2011#158#100#137#136
2012#165#164#93#73#163#139
2013#153#156#101#80#169#146
2014#165#159#96#105#177#143
2015#165#141#100#102#185#148
2016#159#193#101#98#140#188
2017#160#169#101#101#142#154
2018#195#159#151#78#167#187
2019#203#171#151#87#180#133
2020#189#178#151#73#186#282
2021#169#197#151#74#199#284
2022#168#193#151#62#196#231
2023#164#181#151#69#221#260
2024#134#118#201#76#235#260

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Rutgers University–New Brunswick176.0
2The University of Utah177.0

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