Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Brazil
Founded
1962
Type
Education
ROR
041akq887
FWUR Rank#860 globally (of 4,980)#9 in Brazil
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 53.5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 601–1,557 (956 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#1,557, most generous score) and ARWU (#601, harshest score).

ARWU
601[src]of 996
CWUR
727[src]of 1,929
QS
801[src]of 1,462
THE
1,001[src]of 2,119
SCImago
1,557[src]of 4,699
FWUR
860of 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.

  • QS8.2
  • THE0.7
  • ARWU13.7
  • CWUR8.9
  • SCImago13.4

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
53.3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
49QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
62.4CWUR

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) · #860 · 53.5
= 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
53.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
49
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
62.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 53.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#727
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#1557
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #1867 → #1208 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲152#832QS▲133#801THE▲200#801ARWU#701CWUR▼4#722RURNo dataSCImago▲226#1208
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1867
2010#1734
2011#551#1697
2012#601#1613
2013#651#1496
2014#898#1292
2015#651#918#1338
2016#701#601#879#1139
2017#701#601#601#909#1340
2018#751#801#601#694#1510
2019#751#801#601#662#589
2020#701#601#701#712#1462
2021#801#601#601#728#1503
2022#801#801#701#719#1311
2023#934#1001#701#718#1434
2024#801#801#701#722#1208

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universidade Federal de São Paulo850.0
2Universidade de Brasília955.0

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