Chungnam National University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
South Korea
Founded
1952
Type
Education
ROR
0227as991
FWUR Rank#890 globally (of 4980)#28 in South Korea
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 47/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 701–1625 (924 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#1625, most generous score) and RUR (#815, harshest score).

ARWU
701[src]of 996
CWUR
705[src]of 1929
RUR
815[src]of 1139
QS
851[src]of 1462
THE
1001[src]of 2119
SCImago
1625[src]of 4699
FWUR
890of 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.

  • QS10,9
  • THE0,1
  • ARWU23
  • CWUR10,8
  • SCImago12,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
47,6ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
47,3QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
46CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2023/2025/2026). 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.

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Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #890 · 47
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
47.6
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
47.3
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
46
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 47 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#705
cwur.org
RUR2023
#815
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#1625
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1066 → #1468 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲249#853QS▼92#851THE▲400#801ARWU#701CWUR#706RURNo dataSCImago▼76#1468
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1066
2010#472#1035
2011#551#401#1069
2012#551#977
2013#651#514#817
2014#619#556#731
2015#651#628#576#687
2016#651#601#669#588
2017#701#801#601#699#788
2018#801#801#601#607#1064
2019#701#1001#601#626#545
2020#701#1001#701#660#1467
2021#751#1001#701#689#1300
2022#751#1001#701#690#1252
2023#759#1201#701#706#815#1392
2024#851#801#701#706#1468

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Daegu Haany University910.0
2Chonnam National University862.0

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