Brigham Young University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1875
Type
Education
ROR
047rhhm47
FWUR Rank#1049 globally (of 4980)#199 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 46,5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 664–1817 (1153 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#664, most generous score) and ARWU (#701, harshest score).

CWUR
664[src]of 1929
ARWU
701[src]of 996
QS
1001[src]of 1462
SCImago
1817[src]of 4699
FWUR
1049of 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.

  • QS14,9
  • ARWU16,8
  • CWUR19,2
  • SCImago14,9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
45,5ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
31,6QS

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
65,6CWUR

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) · #1,049 · 46.5
= 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
45.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
31.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
65.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 46.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

THE
CWUR2025
#664
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#1817
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #713 → #1816 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼70#964QS▲33#1001THENo dataARWU▼100#601CWUR▼15#633RURNo dataSCImago▲338#1816
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#305
2008#303
2009#303#713
2010#301#786
2011#601#301#915
2012#601#301#1059
2013#301#1092
2014#301#415#1111
2015#651#301#403#1223
2016#651#401#435#1360
2017#651#301#453#1023
2018#751#401#508#834
2019#801#401#525#577
2020#751#401#574#1400
2021#1001#401#597#1679
2022#1001#401#600#1685
2023#1034#501#618#2154
2024#1001#601#633#1816

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Northern Arizona University1047.0
2University of Missouri-Kansas City1043.0

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