Jinan University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
China
Founded
1906
Type
Education
ROR
02xe5ns62
FWUR Rank#396 globally (of 4980)#60 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 76,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 301–425 (124 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#425, most generous score) and RUR (#410, harshest score).

ARWU
301[src]of 996
CWUR
338[src]of 1929
RUR
410[src]of 1128
SCImago
425[src]of 4699
FWUR
396of 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.

  • ARWU6,3
  • CWUR6,3
  • RUR12,5
  • SCImago14,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
80,4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
73,1CWUR + RUR

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) · #396 · 76.2
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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
80.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
73.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 76.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#338
cwur.org
RUR2025
#410
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#425
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #3079 → #433 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼3#336QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU#201CWUR▲40#394RUR▲112#418SCImago▲31#433
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3079
2010#3041
2011#2877
2012#2592
2013#2270
2014#846#1780
2015#955#1416
2016#883#1100
2017#601#838#585#830
2018#501#691#605#922
2019#401#660#594#483
2020#401#611#528#920
2021#401#553#507#837
2022#301#460#484#601
2023#201#434#530#464
2024#201#394#418#433

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

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.

Sources