Jackson State University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1877
Type
Education
ROR
01ecnnp60
FWUR Rank#3176 globally (of 4980)#363 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 0,4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1915–4690 (2775 positions apart).

CWUR
1915[src]of 1926
SCImago
4690[src]of 4699
FWUR
3176of 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.

  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0,2SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
0,6CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2024/2025). 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) · #3,176 · 0.4
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Slide the weights below. The composite, dimension scores, and methodology label update live.

Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
0.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
0.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 0.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2024
#1915
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4690
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2316 → #5283 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼240#3016QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼86#1915RURNo dataSCImago▲964#5283
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2316
2010#2460
2011#2511
2012#2443
2013#2536
2014#3022
2015#3475
2016#3402
2017#3018
2018#3158
2019#1303#1318
2020#1568#3760
2021#1650#3808
2022#1769#5510
2023#1829#6247
2024#1915#5283

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1North Carolina Central University3168.0
2James Madison University3166.0

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