Osaka Metropolitan University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Japan
Founded
2022
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#990 globally (of 4980)#21 in Japan
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 48,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 401–2697 (2296 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#624, most generous score) and QS (#901, harshest score).

ARWU
401[src]of 996
RUR
572[src]of 1128
CWUR
624[src]of 1929
QS
901[src]of 1462
THE
1201[src]of 2119
SCImago
2697[src]of 4699
FWUR
990of 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.

  • QS10,4
  • THE5,4
  • ARWU11
  • CWUR18,9
  • RUR0,6
  • SCImago6,2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
51,2ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
40,9QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
58,5CWUR + 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.

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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) · #990 · 48.8
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
51.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
40.9
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
58.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 48.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#624
cwur.org
RUR2025
#572
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2697
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2263 → #2410 (2023–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲114#1029QS#721THE#1201ARWU▲100#501CWUR▼3#596RUR▲121#620SCImago▼147#2410
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YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
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2023#1201#601#593#741#2263
2024#721#1201#501#596#620#2410

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Kanazawa University986.0
2Kumamoto University1010.0

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.

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