Università della Svizzera Italiana

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Switzerland
Founded
1996
Type
Education
ROR
03c4atk17
FWUR Rank#784 globally (of 4,980)#9 in Switzerland
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 57.2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 251–1,971 (1,720 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#251, most generous score) and ARWU (#601, harshest score).

THE
251[src]of 2,119
RUR
447[src]of 1,128
QS
473[src]of 1,462
ARWU
601[src]of 996
CWUR
1,113[src]of 1,929
SCImago
1,971[src]of 4,699
FWUR
784of 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.

  • QS10.6
  • THE31.1
  • ARWU17.4
  • CWUR14.8
  • RUR3.3
  • SCImago0.9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
48.9ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
78QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
51.4CWUR + 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)

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #784 · 57.2
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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
48.9
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
78
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
51.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 57.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#1113
cwur.org
RUR2025
#447
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#1971
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

CWUR climbed #1884 → #1133 (2019–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼221#725QS▼88#328THE▼50#251ARWU▼100#601CWUR▼274#1133RUR▼103#484SCImago▼72#1489
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1227
2010#801
2011#732
2012#883
2013#1169
2014#1418
2015#1757
2016#2292
2017#601#1699
2018#701#1845
2019#501#1884#653
2020#301#701#803#142#1707
2021#273#251#501#531#96#1754
2022#240#301#501#815#260#2054
2023#240#201#501#859#381#1417
2024#328#251#601#1133#484#1489

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Université de Fribourg791.0
2University of Lucerne1032.0

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