Case Western Reserve University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1826
Type
Education
ROR
051fd9666
FWUR Rank#167 globally (of 4980)#54 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 89,9/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 23–516 (493 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped RUR (#23, most generous score) and QS (#294, harshest score).

RUR
23[src]of 1128
THE
145[src]of 2119
CWUR
150[src]of 1929
ARWU
151[src]of 996
QS
294[src]of 1462
SCImago
516[src]of 4699
FWUR
167of 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.

  • QS9,9
  • THE3,3
  • ARWU4,9
  • CWUR2,4
  • RUR8,2
  • SCImago0,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
87ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
86,6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
95,2CWUR + 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.

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) · #167 · 89.9
= 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
87
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
86.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
95.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 89.9 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#150
cwur.org
SCImago2025
#516
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #127 → #437 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#40020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼22#162QS▼79#255THE▼30#164ARWU#151CWUR▲3#139RUR▼3#27SCImago▼24#437
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#69
2006#70
2007#85#78
2008#90#83
2009#119#87#127
2010#127#97#138
2011#145#65#97#145
2012#164#93#99#78#24#149
2013#175#104#99#21#159
2014#189#88#101#102#23#173
2015#189#116#101#105#33#166
2016#215#133#101#108#29#219
2017#202#126#101#118#26#176
2018#213#158#101#142#25#245
2019#186#132#101#114#23#147
2020#167#119#101#124#21#279
2021#162#121#101#129#18#345
2022#161#126#101#136#22#341
2023#176#134#151#142#24#413
2024#255#164#151#139#27#437

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

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