Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Chile
Founded
1929
Type
Education
ROR
05510vn56
FWUR Rank#1,606 globally (of 4,980)#5 in Chile
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 25.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 774–4,690 (3,916 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#996, most generous score) and SCImago (#4,690, harshest score).

RUR
774[src]of 1,139
ARWU
901[src]of 996
CWUR
996[src]of 1,929
QS
1,001[src]of 1,462
THE
1,501[src]of 2,119
SCImago
4,690[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,606of 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.

  • QS1.2
  • THE1.2
  • CWUR18
  • SCImago30.2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
4.9ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
30.4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
40.3CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2019/2023/2025/2026). 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) · #1,606 · 25.6
= 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
4.9
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
30.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
40.3
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 25.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#996
cwur.org
RUR2023
#774
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#4690
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1853 → #3991 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲369#1217QS▲326#801THE#1201ARWUNo dataCWUR▼83#977RURNo dataSCImago▲471#3991
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1853
2010#536#1571
2011#601#511#1324
2012#601#574#1380
2013#528#1351
2014#971#577#1590
2015#701#251#960#605#1610
2016#701#401#895#571#2135
2017#701#401#799#2234
2018#801#501#854#2342
2019#801#601#901#890#1370
2020#801#801#844#4045
2021#801#1001#834#3897
2022#801#1201#871#4621
2023#1127#1201#894#774#4462
2024#801#1201#977#3991

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universidad Austral de Chile1645.0
2Universidad Andrés Bello1513.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityUnited States1.0
2University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

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