Indiana University, Indianapolis

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1969
Type
Education
ROR
05gxnyn08
FWUR Rank#519 globally (of 4980)#120 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 64,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 401–1001 (600 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#906, most generous score) and QS (#1001, harshest score).

ARWU
401[src]of 996
CWUR
586[src]of 1929
SCImago
906[src]of 4699
QS
1001[src]of 1469
FWUR
519of 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.

  • ARWU9,8
  • CWUR0
  • SCImago11,1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
70,3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
31,9QS

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
69,7CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

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) · #519 · 64.8
= 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
70.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
31.9
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
69.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 64.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

THE
CWUR2025
#586
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#906
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

QS fell #601 → #951 (2018–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼2#375QS▼109#951THENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲5#447RURNo dataSCImago▼55#602
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#286
2010#295
2011#305
2012#296
2013#285
2014#156#276
2015#164#254
2016#186#240
2017#188#271
2018#601#235#386
2019#561#264#214
2020#651#387#472
2021#751#420#539
2022#801#448#514
2023#842#452#547
2024#951#447#602

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

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