California State University, Sacramento

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1947
Type
Education
ROR
03e26wv14
FWUR Rank#2760 globally (of 4980)#322 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 10,4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1530–5685 (4155 positions apart).

CWUR
1530[src]of 1929
SCImago
5685[src]of 4699
FWUR
2760of 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.

  • CWUR10,4
  • SCImago10,4

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
20,7CWUR

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) · #2,760 · 10.4
= 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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
20.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 10.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1530
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#5685
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2672 → #5782 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼141#2776QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲18#1676RURNo dataSCImago▲440#5782
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2672
2010#2936
2011#3099
2012#3048
2013#3229
2014#3467
2015#3919
2016#3800
2017#3802
2018#3594
2019#1819#2771
2020#1752#5316
2021#1725#5773
2022#1685#6757
2023#1694#6222
2024#1676#5782

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Ball State University2763.0
2College of the Holy Cross2768.0

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