Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1912
Type
Education
ROR
04fegvg32
FWUR Rank#2856 globally (of 4980)#334 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 4,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1908–4301 (2393 positions apart).

CWUR
1908[src]of 1928
SCImago
4301[src]of 4699
FWUR
2856of 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.

  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
8,5SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
1,1CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2021/2025). 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) · #2,856 · 4.8
= 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
8.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
1.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 4.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2021
#1908
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4301
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1517 → #4059 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲332#2490QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▲204#4059
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1517
2010#1585
2011#1532
2012#1507
2013#1658
2014#1702
2015#1793
2016#2797
2017#2107
2018#2468
2019#1738#1117
2020#1873#1620
2021#1908#2224
2022#3348
2023#4263
2024#4059

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Marshall University2861.0
2University of San Diego2849.0

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