Université de Yaoundé I

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Cameroon
Founded
1993
Type
Education
ROR
022zbs961
FWUR Rank#2,642 globally (of 4,980)#1 in Cameroon
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 14.5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,371–7,435 (6,064 positions apart).

CWUR
1,371[src]of 1,929
SCImago
7,435[src]of 4,699
FWUR
2,642of 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.

  • CWUR14.5
  • SCImago14.5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
29CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

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) · #2,642 · 14.5
= 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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
29
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 14.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1371
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#7435
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3260 → #6569 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼158#2356QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲3#1363RURNo dataSCImago▼12#6569
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3260
2010#3415
2011#3554
2012#3438
2013#3619
2014#3934
2015#3866
2016#4113
2017#3817
2018#4500
2019#1172#1840
2020#1315#4292
2021#1321#4509
2022#1369#5327
2023#1366#6557
2024#1363#6569

Peer comparison cohort

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