Université Grenoble Alpes

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
France
Founded
2016
Type
Education
ROR
02rx3b187
FWUR Rank#273 globally (of 4,980)#9 in France
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 83.5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 151–596 (445 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#164, most generous score) and RUR (#289, harshest score).

ARWU
151[src]of 996
CWUR
164[src]of 1,929
RUR
289[src]of 1,128
QS
321[src]of 1,462
THE
351[src]of 2,119
SCImago
596[src]of 4,699
FWUR
273of 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.

  • QS5.4
  • THE0
  • ARWU1.5
  • CWUR8.1
  • RUR9
  • SCImago3.9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
86.1ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
80.8QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
83CWUR + 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) · #273 · 83.5
= 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
86.1
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
80.8
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
83
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 83.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#164
cwur.org
RUR2025
#289
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#596
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #1961 → #506 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲14#228QS▲25#294THE▲100#301ARWU#101CWUR▼3#152RUR▲55#320SCImago▼124#506
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#153
2006#151
2007#151
2008#152
2009#152#1961
2010#151#2243
2011#151#2114
2012#101#2170
2013#180#101#85#2265
2014#155#101#221#48#2648
2015#178#151#188#57#2460
2016#201#151#167#76#2990
2017#206#301#151#162#240#2818
2018#236#301#151#97#216#2129
2019#289#301#101#145#226#149
2020#351#301#99#137#220#269
2021#342#351#101#138#245#257
2022#314#351#101#147#234#283
2023#319#401#101#149#375#382
2024#294#301#101#152#320#506

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Université de Montpellier271.0
2Aix-Marseille Université287.0

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