Oakland University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1957
Type
Education
ROR
01ythxj32
FWUR Rank#1386 globally (of 4980)#230 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 35,3/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 710–4301 (3591 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#1201, most generous score) and SCImago (#4301, harshest score).

RUR
710[src]of 1128
THE
1201[src]of 2119
CWUR
1285[src]of 1929
SCImago
4301[src]of 4699
FWUR
1386of 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.

  • THE8,1
  • CWUR1,9
  • RUR1,9
  • SCImago26,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
8,5SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
43,4THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
35,3CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (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) · #1,386 · 35.3
= 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
8.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
43.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
35.3
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 35.3 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1285
cwur.org
RUR2025
#710
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#4301
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1562 → #3967 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼157#1468QSNo dataTHE#1001ARWUNo dataCWUR▼14#1264RUR▲23#716SCImago▼62#3967
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1562
2010#501#1754
2011#489#1941
2012#552#2034
2013#613#2019
2014#864#604#2072
2015#906#626#1838
2016#601#930#542#1862
2017#601#966#670#2276
2018#801#595#2366
2019#801#1174#612#1301
2020#1001#1176#592#3109
2021#1001#1192#588#3169
2022#1001#1248#695#3621
2023#1001#1250#739#3905
2024#1001#1264#716#3967

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Ohio University1385.0
2The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center1382.0

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