Pomona College

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1887
Type
Education
ROR
0074grg94
FWUR Rank#2142 globally (of 4980)#277 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 19,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1169–6473 (5304 positions apart).

CWUR
1169[src]of 1929
SCImago
6473[src]of 4699
FWUR
2142of 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.

  • CWUR19,7
  • SCImago19,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
39,5CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

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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Toggle agencies to see how the composite + rank shift. The default is all six.

Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #2,142 · 19.7
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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
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
39.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 19.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1169
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#6473
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1833 → #5658 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼151#1900QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼44#1072RURNo dataSCImago▲1198#5658
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1833
2010#1813
2011
2012#2182
2013#2369
2014#3103
2015#4008
2016#3972
2017#3786
2018#3742
2019#1054#2845
2020#1251#5166
2021#959#5247
2022#977#6102
2023#1028#6856
2024#1072#5658

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee2143.0
2Pepperdine University2139.0

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