Medical College of Wisconsin

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1893
Type
Education
ROR
00qqv6244
FWUR Rank#483 globally (of 4980)#114 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 66,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 301–1346 (1045 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#493, most generous score) and ARWU (#501, harshest score).

THE
301[src]of 793
CWUR
493[src]of 1929
ARWU
501[src]of 996
SCImago
1346[src]of 4699
FWUR
483of 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.

  • ARWU21,6
  • CWUR3,1
  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
60,6ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
62,2THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
74,5CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2016/2025). 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.

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) · #483 · 66.8
= canonical FWUR rank (toggle agencies off to customize)

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
60.6
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
62.2
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
74.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 66.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
CWUR2025
#493
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#1346
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #565 → #1248 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼9#454QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU▲100#601CWUR▲1#476RURNo dataSCImago▼21#1248
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#305
2008#402
2009#402#565
2010#401#609
2011#401#649
2012#401#701
2013#401#662
2014#293#629
2015#297#621
2016#301#308#748
2017#601#328#630
2018#601#374#841
2019#601#440#399
2020#601#441#1035
2021#501#451#1168
2022#701#470#1131
2023#701#477#1227
2024#601#476#1248

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Hawaii at Manoa481.0
2University of Nebraska Medical Center485.0

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.

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