Liaocheng University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
China
Founded
1974
Type
Education
ROR
03yh0n709
FWUR Rank#2175 globally (of 4980)#262 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 19,1/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 901–3804 (2903 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#1071, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

ARWU
901[src]of 996
CWUR
1071[src]of 1929
SCImago
3804[src]of 4699
FWUR
2175of 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.

  • ARWU9,4
  • CWUR25,5
  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
14,4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
44,5CWUR

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.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #2,175 · 19.1
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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
14.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
44.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 19.1 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#1071
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3804
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

CWUR climbed #1571 → #1208 (2019–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼160#2061QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU#801CWUR▲88#1208RURNo dataSCImago▼105#3972
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3745
2010#3903
2011#4021
2012#4119
2013#4131
2014#4066
2015#3806
2016#3907
2017#2350
2018#2081
2019#1571#1647
2020#1526#3214
2021#1428#3760
2022#901#1342#4784
2023#801#1296#3867
2024#801#1208#3972

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Inner Mongolia University2180.0
2Anhui University of Technology2184.0

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.

Sources