Bar-Ilan University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Israel
Founded
1955
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#643 globally (of 4980)#6 in Israel
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 63,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 321–2029 (1708 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and ARWU (#501, harshest score).

RUR
321[src]of 1128
ARWU
501[src]of 996
CWUR
591[src]of 1929
THE
601[src]of 2119
QS
660[src]of 1462
SCImago
2029[src]of 4699
FWUR
643of 4980

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.

  • QS8,3
  • THE8,5
  • ARWU13,4
  • CWUR6,2
  • RUR8,4
  • SCImago6,4

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
53,3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
63,3QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
70,5CWUR + 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.

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Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Pick your agencies (Mode C)

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #643 · 63.2
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
53.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
63.3
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
70.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 63.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#591
cwur.org
RUR2025
#321
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2029
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1010 → #1730 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼19#572QS▼43#545THE▲100#501ARWU#401CWUR▼17#576RUR▲68#273SCImago▼93#1730
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#305
2008#303
2009#303#1010
2010#301#997
2011#301#960
2012#601#301#301#874
2013#651#301#804
2014#401#503#709
2015#651#401#521#458#728
2016#601#401#503#385#534
2017#601#401#401#506#438#784
2018#551#401#401#492#367#931
2019#601#401#401#490#355#496
2020#551#501#401#508#1142
2021#551#501#401#527#313#1218
2022#477#601#301#547#317#1418
2023#502#601#401#559#341#1637
2024#545#501#401#576#273#1730

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Ben-Gurion University of the Negev507.0
2University of Haifa891.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
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