International University of Health and Welfare

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Japan
Founded
1995
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#2643 globally (of 4980)#119 in Japan
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 14,5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1594–4158 (2564 positions apart).

CWUR
1594[src]of 1929
SCImago
4158[src]of 4699
FWUR
2643of 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.

  • CWUR2,9
  • SCImago2,9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
11,5SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
17,4CWUR

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.

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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) · #2,643 · 14.5
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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
11.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
17.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 14.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1594
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4158
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3643 → #4398 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼33#2649QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲75#1607RURNo dataSCImago▲799#4398
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3643
2010#3849
2011#3948
2012#3933
2013#3876
2014#4151
2015#4113
2016#4079
2017#3722
2018#3945
2019#1952#1731
2020#1887#3941
2021#1836#4299
2022#1737#4277
2023#1682#5197
2024#1607#4398

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Utsunomiya University2631.0
2Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University2669.0

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.

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