Georgia Southern University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1906
Type
Education
ROR
04agmb972
FWUR Rank#2778 globally (of 4980)#326 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 9,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1501–5044 (3543 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#1501, most generous score) and SCImago (#5044, harshest score).

THE
1501[src]of 2119
CWUR
1740[src]of 1929
SCImago
5044[src]of 4699
FWUR
2778of 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.

  • THE19,4
  • CWUR0
  • SCImago9,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
29,2THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
9,8CWUR

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.

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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) · #2,778 · 9.8
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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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
29.2
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
9.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 9.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1740
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#5044
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3092 → #4456 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼152#2469QSNo dataTHE#1201ARWUNo dataCWUR▼10#1722RURNo dataSCImago▲737#4456
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3092
2010#3291
2011#3409
2012#3625
2013#3885
2014#3895
2015#4039
2016#3891
2017#3471
2018#3372
2019#1455#2206
2020#1559#5212
2021#1583#4991
2022#1001#1655#4882
2023#1201#1712#5193
2024#1201#1722#4456

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Southern Mississippi2779.0
2Savannah College of Art and Design2769.0

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.

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