Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Saudi Arabia
Founded
1970
Type
Education
ROR
05b0cyh02
FWUR Rank#821 globally (of 4980)#7 in Saudi Arabia
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 55,4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 301–2531 (2230 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#401, most generous score) and CWUR (#1517, harshest score).

ARWU
301[src]of 996
THE
401[src]of 2119
QS
731[src]of 1462
CWUR
1517[src]of 1929
SCImago
2531[src]of 4699
FWUR
821of 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.

  • QS5,3
  • THE25,8
  • ARWU14,5
  • CWUR34
  • SCImago9,2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
58ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
65,6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
21,4CWUR

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) · #821 · 55.4
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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
58
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
65.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
21.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 55.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#1517
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2531
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #5681 → #2860 (2020–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼21#877QS▲58#661THE▲200#601ARWU#301CWUR#1839RURNo dataSCImago▲2696#2860
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
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2020#1001#5681
2021#801#5555
2022#751#5275
2023#719#801#301#5556
2024#661#601#301#1839#2860

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1King Khalid University834.0
2Prince Sultan University636.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

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