Kawasaki Medical School

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Japan
Founded
1970
Type
Education
ROR
059z11218
FWUR Rank#3157 globally (of 4980)#149 in Japan
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 0,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1945–4629 (2684 positions apart).

CWUR
1945[src]of 1929
SCImago
4629[src]of 4699
FWUR
3157of 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.

  • CWUR0,8
  • SCImago0,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
1,5SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
0CWUR

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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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #3,157 · 0.8
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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
1.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
0
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 0.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1945
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4629
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2924 → #4066 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲14#2753QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼15#1836RURNo dataSCImago▲806#4066
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2924
2010#2742
2011#2724
2012#2750
2013#2668
2014#2270
2015#2583
2016#3630
2017#2814
2018#2685
2019#1778#1334
2020#1737#3093
2021#1797#3290
2022#1835#4112
2023#1821#4872
2024#1836#4066

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Azabu University3163.0
2Kyoto University of Education3131.0

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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