Missouri University of Science and Technology

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1870
Type
Education
ROR
00scwqd12
FWUR Rank#830 globally (of 4980)#162 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 50/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 355–2668 (2313 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#501, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

RUR
355[src]of 669
THE
501[src]of 2119
QS
628[src]of 1462
ARWU
901[src]of 996
CWUR
920[src]of 1929
SCImago
2668[src]of 4699
FWUR
830of 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.

  • QS2,4
  • THE21,7
  • CWUR2,4
  • SCImago11,5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
26,4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
66,8QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
49,7CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2014/2022/2025/2026). 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) · #830 · 50
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
26.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
66.8
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
49.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 50 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#920
cwur.org
RUR2014
#355
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2668
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1076 → #2501 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼31#741QS▲26#480THE▲100#401ARWUNo dataCWUR▼16#943RURNo dataSCImago▼258#2501
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1076
2010#224#1121
2011#551#261#1230
2012#551#379#1411
2013#601#388#1488
2014#637#355#1692
2015#651#718#1865
2016#501#501#743#1943
2017#501#501#601#773#1377
2018#651#501#801#977#1534
2019#701#501#601#894#927
2020#651#501#601#909#2223
2021#601#401#601#916#2080
2022#511#401#901#923#2532
2023#506#501#927#2243
2024#480#401#943#2501

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Mississippi State University835.0
2The City College of New York817.0

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