Concordia College

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1894
Type
Education
ROR
03nvtfm43
FWUR Rank#814 globally (of 4980)#160 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 39,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 481–601 (120 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and QS (#481, harshest score).

QS
481[src]of 683
THE
601[src]of 2119
ARWU
601[src]of 996
FWUR
814of 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.

  • THE16
  • ARWU16

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
39,8ARWU

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
50,7QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
No data

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2013/2025/2026). 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) · #814 · 39.8
= 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
39.8
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
50.7
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
No data
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 39.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR
RUR
SCImago

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

ARWU fell #401 → #601 (2010–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼88#796QSNo dataTHE▲100#501ARWU▼100#601CWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImagoNo data
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010#401#401
2011#501
2012#501
2013#481#401
2014
2015
2016#401
2017#501#401
2018#501#601
2019#601#801
2020#601#601
2021#601#501
2022#601#501
2023#601#501
2024#501#601

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1The City College of New York817.0
2Utah State University811.0

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