Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Romania
Founded
1948
Type
Education
ROR
01cg9ws23
FWUR Rank#2,120 globally (of 4,980)#13 in Romania
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 20.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 962–4,040 (3,078 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#1,501, most generous score) and SCImago (#4,040, harshest score).

RUR
962[src]of 1,128
QS
1,201[src]of 1,462
CWUR
1,372[src]of 1,929
THE
1,501[src]of 2,119
SCImago
4,040[src]of 4,699
FWUR
2,120of 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.

  • QS2.6
  • THE8.7
  • CWUR8.4
  • RUR5.7
  • SCImago6.5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
14SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
23.6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
21.9CWUR + 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) · #2,120 · 20.6
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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
14
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
23.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
21.9
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 20.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

ARWU
CWUR2025
#1372
cwur.org
RUR2025
#962
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#4040
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3271 → #4064 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼48#2258QS▲92#1201THE#1201ARWUNo dataCWUR▼39#1497RUR▲165#967SCImago▼187#4064
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3271
2010#3480
2011#3772
2012#3939
2013#4134
2014#4360
2015#4413
2016#4195
2017#4635
2018#4449
2019#1844#2548
2020#1700#5282
2021#1001#1665#5060
2022#1201#1201#1530#875#4590
2023#1293#1201#1458#1132#3877
2024#1201#1201#1497#967#4064

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

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