Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Russian Federation
Founded
1960
Type
Education
ROR
02dn9h927
FWUR Rank#822 globally (of 4980)#10 in Russian Federation
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 55,3/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 315–3736 (3421 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#367, most generous score) and SCImago (#3736, harshest score).

RUR
315[src]of 1128
QS
367[src]of 1462
THE
801[src]of 2119
CWUR
1320[src]of 1929
SCImago
3736[src]of 4699
FWUR
822of 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.

  • QS19,6
  • THE6,9
  • CWUR23,7
  • RUR16,8
  • SCImago34,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
20,5SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
68,6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
51,9CWUR + 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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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
20.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
68.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
51.9
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 55.3 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

ARWU
CWUR2025
#1320
cwur.org
RUR2025
#315
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#3736
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #3925 → #3107 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲18#830QS▼47#342THE#601ARWUNo dataCWUR▲89#1399RUR▲42#362SCImago▲150#3107
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3925
2010#428#4135
2011#551#396#4352
2012#501#443#4416
2013#491#552#4666
2014#493#4658
2015#471#491#4772
2016#601#461#4596
2017#601#801#456#4752
2018#501#1001#439#4489
2019#446#601#1829#418#2809
2020#392#801#1671#369#5341
2021#326#801#1635#401#4621
2022#317#601#1517#361#3769
2023#295#601#1488#404#3257
2024#342#601#1399#362#3107

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Kazan Federal University760.0
2Tomsk Polytechnic University905.0

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