Università degli Studi di Firenze

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Italy
Founded
1321
Type
Education
ROR
04jr1s763
FWUR Rank#329 globally (of 4,980)#9 in Italy
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 80/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 246–484 (238 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#484, most generous score) and ARWU (#301, harshest score).

RUR
246[src]of 1,128
CWUR
274[src]of 1,929
ARWU
301[src]of 996
THE
351[src]of 2,119
QS
404[src]of 1,462
SCImago
484[src]of 4,699
FWUR
329of 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.

  • QS7.6
  • THE3.5
  • ARWU10.1
  • CWUR5.8
  • RUR1.7
  • SCImago9.7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
79.8ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
78QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
82.1CWUR + 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) · #329 · 80
= 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
79.8
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
78
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
82.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 80 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#274
cwur.org
RUR2025
#246
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#484
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

ARWU fell #203 → #301 (2005–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR#346QS▲102#358THE▲50#351ARWU#301CWUR▼3#267RUR▼28#276SCImago▼55#382
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#203
2006#151
2007#203
2008#201
2009#201#414
2010#328#201#387
2011#360#201#379
2012#401#201#357
2013#379#201#327
2014#351#201#266#365#305
2015#352#351#201#247#345#326
2016#411#351#201#251#402#324
2017#451#401#301#254#353#327
2018#461#401#301#185#412#537
2019#501#401#201#257#239#235
2020#448#351#301#253#230#504
2021#432#401#201#258#431
2022#451#401#301#264#255#320
2023#460#401#301#264#248#327
2024#358#351#301#267#276#382

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Università degli Studi di Torino327.0
2Università degli Studi di Pisa310.0

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