China Agricultural University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
China
Founded
1905
Type
Education
ROR
04v3ywz14
FWUR Rank#250 globally (of 4980)#38 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 80/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 151–601 (450 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#420, most generous score) and THE (#601, harshest score).

ARWU
151[src]of 996
RUR
173[src]of 1128
CWUR
293[src]of 1929
SCImago
420[src]of 4699
QS
504[src]of 1462
THE
601[src]of 1639
FWUR
250of 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.

  • QS19,3
  • ARWU0,1
  • CWUR0
  • RUR0,1
  • SCImago6,2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
88ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
64,5QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
84,8CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2022/2025/2026). 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) · #250 · 80
= 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
88
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
64.5
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
84.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 80 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#293
cwur.org
RUR2025
#173
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#420
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #1872 → #420 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲36#264QS▲57#534THENo dataARWU#201CWUR▲8#318RUR▲108#136SCImago▼29#420
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007#403
2008#402
2009#402#1872
2010#401#302#1571
2011#301#279#1334
2012#301#331#1043
2013#301#399#821
2014#301#700#342#738
2015#301#627#335#697
2016#501#301#580#369#715
2017#501#401#528#371#370
2018#701#601#301#396#308#507
2019#651#601#301#382#304#311
2020#651#601#301#380#257#763
2021#701#601#201#367#220#608
2022#601#601#201#335#223#462
2023#591#201#326#244#391
2024#534#201#318#136#420

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Southern University of Science and Technology249.0
2Central South University251.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
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