University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1879
Type
Education
ROR
00xcryt71
FWUR Rank#1,026 globally (of 4,980)#195 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 47.4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 781–2,474 (1,693 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#781, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

CWUR
781[src]of 1,929
ARWU
901[src]of 996
SCImago
2,474[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,026of 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.

  • ARWU37.7
  • CWUR12.2
  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
28.5ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
59.6CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

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) · #1,026 · 47.4
= 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
28.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
59.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 47.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#781
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2474
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #645 → #2247 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲29#814QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲10#748RURNo dataSCImago▼164#2247
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#645
2010#672
2011#712
2012#726
2013#761
2014#442#852
2015#429#874
2016#411#990
2017#448#1011
2018#701#604#1293
2019#701#691#559
2020#701#675#1320
2021#601#714#1362
2022#701#741#1484
2023#601#758#2083
2024#748#2247

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Baylor University1021.0
2University of Rhode Island1012.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
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