The University of Texas at El Paso

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1914
Type
Education
ROR
04d5vba33
FWUR Rank#1,477 globally (of 4,980)#239 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 32.2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 801–3,168 (2,367 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#1,001, most generous score) and QS (#1,201, harshest score).

ARWU
801[src]of 996
THE
1,001[src]of 2,119
CWUR
1,075[src]of 1,929
QS
1,201[src]of 1,462
SCImago
3,168[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,477of 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.

  • QS14.3
  • THE20.6
  • ARWU12.5
  • CWUR12.1
  • SCImago0.4

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
26.1ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
35.4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
44.3CWUR

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) · #1,477 · 32.2
= 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
26.1
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
35.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
44.3
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 32.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#1075
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3168
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2055 → #2940 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲270#1307QS▲387#1001THE#801ARWU#801CWUR▼11#1017RURNo dataSCImago▲702#2940
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2055
2010#2103
2011#2222
2012#2234
2013#2332
2014#844#2450
2015#929#2463
2016#601#967#2843
2017#601#995#1704
2018#601#1908
2019#601#701#1028#1019
2020#801#601#1024#2428
2021#801#601#1022#2568
2022#1001#801#701#1016#3089
2023#1388#801#801#1006#3642
2024#1001#801#801#1017#2940

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1San José State University1476.0
2Swarthmore College1473.0

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