Universität Würzburg

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Germany
Founded
1402
Type
Education
ROR
00fbnyb24
FWUR Rank#264 globally (of 4,980)#20 in Germany
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 83.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 179–926 (747 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#179, most generous score) and QS (#416, harshest score).

THE
179[src]of 2,119
RUR
185[src]of 1,062
CWUR
234[src]of 1,929
QS
416[src]of 1,462
SCImago
926[src]of 4,699
FWUR
264of 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.

  • QS12.5
  • THE7.5
  • CWUR3.8
  • SCImago3.8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
80.3SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
81.6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
85.3CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2024/2025/2026). 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) · #264 · 83.6
= 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
80.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
81.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
85.3
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 83.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

ARWU
CWUR2025
#234
cwur.org
RUR2024
#185
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#926
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #287 → #830 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼21#252QS▼29#440THE▼36#175ARWUNo dataCWUR▼2#228RUR▲20#185SCImago▼123#830
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#287
2010#215#180#294
2011#246#168#214#288
2012#292#201#210#286
2013#325#226#237#256
2014#226#223#251#225
2015#341#226#235#216#206
2016#401#185#241#202#259
2017#421#186#236#201#132
2018#481#165#214#173#392
2019#521#159#238#182#246
2020#462#163#202#197#491
2021#437#140#203#181#527
2022#378#165#218#141#629
2023#411#139#226#205#707
2024#440#175#228#185#830

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Technische Universität Berlin269.0
2Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main277.0

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