South Ural State University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Russian Federation
Founded
1943
Type
Education
ROR
03sfk2504
FWUR Rank#2190 globally (of 4980)#46 in Russian Federation
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 24,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 601–5463 (4862 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and SCImago (#5463, harshest score).

THE
601[src]of 1868
RUR
771[src]of 1128
QS
951[src]of 1462
CWUR
1819[src]of 1929
SCImago
5463[src]of 4699
FWUR
2190of 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.

  • QS16,3
  • CWUR13
  • RUR13
  • SCImago18,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
51,5QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
18,7CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2024/2025/2026). 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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
51.5
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
18.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 24.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

ARWU
CWUR2025
#1819
cwur.org
RUR2025
#771
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#5463
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

THE climbed #1001 → #601 (2020–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲137#2440QSNo dataTHE▲200#601ARWUNo dataCWUR▲78#1911RUR▲152#823SCImago▲303#5037
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013#4885
2014#5019
2015#4045
2016#3933
2017#718#4585
2018#747#4661
2019#791#2923
2020#1001#772#5936
2021#1001#757#5874
2022#1001#794#5625
2023#801#1989#975#5340
2024#601#1911#823#5037

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