Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Russian Federation
Founded
1944
Type
Education
ROR
04zn7jb34
FWUR Rank#1794 globally (of 4980)#38 in Russian Federation
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 7,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 650–8161 (7511 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#650, most generous score) and SCImago (#8161, harshest score).

QS
650[src]of 1462
RUR
698[src]of 756
SCImago
8161[src]of 4699
FWUR
1794of 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.

  • QS27,8
  • SCImago27,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
55,6QS

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
7,8RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2017/2025/2026). 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.

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) · #1,794 · 7.8
= 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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
55.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
7.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 7.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

THE
ARWU
CWUR
RUR2017
#698
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#8161
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3447 → #7517 (2019–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼281#1511QS▼181#526THENo dataARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▼256#7517
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011#389
2012#367
2013#386
2014
2015#399
2016#397
2017#350#698
2018#373
2019#355#3447
2020#366#6947
2021#348#7132
2022#362#6988
2023#345#7261
2024#526#7517

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
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