Bowdoin College

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1794
Type
Education
ROR
03gh96r95
FWUR Rank#2704 globally (of 4980)#313 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 12,3/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1456–7378 (5922 positions apart).

CWUR
1456[src]of 1929
SCImago
7378[src]of 4699
FWUR
2704of 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.

  • CWUR12,3
  • SCImago12,3

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
24,6CWUR

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.

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

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #2,704 · 12.3
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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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
24.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 12.3 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1456
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#7378
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2458 → #7418 (2011–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼340#2335QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼78#1339RURNo dataSCImago▼741#7418
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011#2458
2012#2606
2013#3200
2014#3174
2015#3806
2016#3816
2017#3446
2018#3347
2019#1143#2504
2020#1109#5364
2021#1151#6444
2022#1182#6132
2023#1261#6677
2024#1339#7418

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1New York Institute of Technology2703.0
2Brooklyn College2707.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
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