Université de Lausanne

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Switzerland
Founded
1537
Type
Education
ROR
019whta54
FWUR Rank#179 globally (of 4,980)#7 in Switzerland
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 89.2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 97–882 (785 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#125, most generous score) and SCImago (#882, harshest score).

RUR
97[src]of 1,128
ARWU
101[src]of 996
THE
125[src]of 2,119
CWUR
197[src]of 1,929
QS
212[src]of 1,462
SCImago
882[src]of 4,699
FWUR
179of 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.

  • QS3.6
  • THE4.9
  • ARWU0.7
  • CWUR0.6
  • RUR2.3
  • SCImago8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
85.6ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
89.9QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
90.7CWUR + 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) · #179 · 89.2
= 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
85.6
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
89.9
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
90.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 89.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#197
cwur.org
SCImago2025
#882
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #413 → #820 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼20#175QS▼16#220THE▼8#143ARWU#101CWUR▲4#188RUR▼12#91SCImago▼17#820
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#201
2007#203
2008#161#201
2009#168#201#413
2010#152#201#51#406
2011#136#136#201#54#409
2012#115#116#201#69#385
2013#111#130#201#42#369
2014#105#132#151#194#45#368
2015#105#136#201#186#46#333
2016#143#144#201#181#131#316
2017#138#151#151#187#100#334
2018#146#152#101#146#139#524
2019#149#176#151#181#50#268
2020#153#198#101#181#50#697
2021#169#191#101#189#54#624
2022#176#176#101#187#41#676
2023#204#135#101#192#79#803
2024#220#143#101#188#91#820

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universität Bern154.0
2Universität Basel138.0

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