Charles Sturt University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Australia
Founded
1989
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#1306 globally (of 4980)#34 in Australia
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 29,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 601–4040 (3439 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

THE
601[src]of 2119
ARWU
901[src]of 993
QS
951[src]of 1462
CWUR
1159[src]of 1929
SCImago
4040[src]of 4699
FWUR
1306of 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.

  • QS2,5
  • THE34,2
  • CWUR2,5
  • SCImago23,4

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
11,7ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
53,4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
40CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2024/2025/2026). 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) · #1,306 · 29.7
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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
11.7
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
53.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
40
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 29.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#1159
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4040
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2822 → #3241 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼166#1297QS▲20#801THE▲200#801ARWU#901CWUR▼15#1138RURNo dataSCImago▲1206#3241
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2822
2010#2864
2011#2844
2012#2689
2013#2621
2014#2454
2015#701#2426
2016#701#2232
2017#701#2484
2018#801#901#2765
2019#801#1025#1647
2020#1001#1091#3543
2021#801#801#1091#3486
2022#801#801#1095#4119
2023#821#1001#1123#4447
2024#801#801#901#1138#3241

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Southern Cross University1173.0
2Victoria University1164.0

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.

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