Politechnika Lódzka

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Poland
Founded
1945
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#1769 globally (of 4980)#27 in Poland
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 27,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 627–3387 (2760 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#1001, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

RUR
627[src]of 835
ARWU
901[src]of 993
QS
1001[src]of 1462
CWUR
1420[src]of 1929
THE
1501[src]of 2119
SCImago
3387[src]of 4699
FWUR
1769of 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.

  • QS3
  • THE0,6
  • CWUR2,1
  • SCImago0,6

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
18,7ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
30,4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
25,7CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2018/2021/2025/2026). 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) · #1,769 · 27.2
= 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
18.7
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
30.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
25.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 27.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#1420
cwur.org
RUR2021
#627
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#3387
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2781 → #3052 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲146#1513QS▼143#1001THE▲300#1201ARWUNo dataCWUR▼26#1397RURNo dataSCImago▲290#3052
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2781
2010#2811
2011#2926
2012#2914
2013#2795
2014#3010
2015#2910
2016#2627
2017#2393
2018#1001#901#2476
2019#801#1001#1272#1466
2020#801#1001#1338#665#3201
2021#801#1001#1357#627#3070
2022#801#1201#1374#2932
2023#858#1501#1371#3342
2024#1001#1201#1397#3052

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