University of Sharjah

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United Arab Emirates
Founded
1997
Type
Education
ROR
00engpz63
FWUR Rank#870 globally (of 4,980)#9 in United Arab Emirates
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 53.2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 301–2,896 (2,595 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#301, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

THE
301[src]of 2,119
QS
328[src]of 1,462
ARWU
901[src]of 996
CWUR
1,092[src]of 1,929
SCImago
2,896[src]of 4,699
FWUR
870of 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.

  • QS24.5
  • THE32.7
  • ARWU43.5
  • CWUR9.7
  • SCImago14.8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
24ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
81.7QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
43.4CWUR

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) · #870 · 53.2
= 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
24
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
81.7
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
43.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 53.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#1092
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2896
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

CWUR climbed #1961 → #1253 (2019–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲416#1036QS▲179#465THE▼100#351ARWU▲200#701CWUR▲146#1253RURNo dataSCImago▲887#2829
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3410
2010#3560
2011#3601
2012#3630
2013#3396
2014#3011
2015#551#2898
2016#601#3269
2017#651#4217
2018#701#801#4326
2019#651#801#1961#2630
2020#651#601#1813#5583
2021#601#601#1757#4598
2022#601#401#1520#4497
2023#644#251#901#1399#3716
2024#465#351#701#1253#2829

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Zayed University744.0
2American University of Ras al Khaimah AURAK741.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityUnited States1.0
2University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

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