University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1943
Type
Education
ROR
05byvp690
FWUR Rank#88 globally (of 4,980)#37 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 94.3/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 58–489 (431 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#67, most generous score) and SCImago (#489, harshest score).

ARWU
58[src]of 996
CWUR
67[src]of 1,929
SCImago
489[src]of 4,699
FWUR
88of 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.

  • ARWU0
  • CWUR2.3
  • SCImago4.7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
91.9ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
96.6CWUR

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) · #88 · 94.3
= 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
91.9
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
96.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 94.3 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#67
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#489
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #103 → #419 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#40020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼9#80QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU▼6#54CWUR▲10#63RURNo dataSCImago▼68#419
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#38
2006#38
2007#39
2008#41
2009#48#103
2010#49#106
2011#51#107
2012#48#29#112
2013#46#46#119
2014#45#66#128
2015#44#75#147
2016#43#75#163
2017#48#76#136
2018#48#66#234
2019#49#40#120
2020#48#53#250
2021#48#62#283
2022#52#72#308
2023#48#73#351
2024#54#63#419

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1The Rockefeller University91.0
2Brown University84.0

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