Technische Universität Wien

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Austria
Founded
1815
Type
Education
ROR
04d836q62
FWUR Rank#323 globally (of 4980)#3 in Austria
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 77,5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 197–1479 (1282 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#197, most generous score) and RUR (#391, harshest score).

QS
197[src]of 1462
ARWU
201[src]of 996
THE
301[src]of 2119
RUR
391[src]of 1139
CWUR
473[src]of 1929
SCImago
1479[src]of 4699
FWUR
323of 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.

  • QS6,2
  • THE5,4
  • ARWU0,5
  • CWUR4,9
  • SCImago11,9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
74,2ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
86,2QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
70,6CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2023/2025/2026). 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) · #323 · 77.5
= 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
74.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
86.2
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
70.6
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 77.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#473
cwur.org
RUR2023
#391
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#1479
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #442 → #1295 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲33#361QS▼5#184THE▲150#251ARWU#301CWUR▼24#460RURNo dataSCImago▼214#1295
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#166#403
2008#402
2009#402#442
2010#240#401#250#462
2011#231#401#266#454
2012#274#301#401#433
2013#264#251#401#252#407
2014#226#401#427#255#390
2015#246#226#401#427#177#396
2016#197#251#401#432#308
2017#183#251#401#429#518
2018#182#301#301#401#583
2019#199#251#301#412#393
2020#192#351#301#417#897
2021#191#401#301#406#965
2022#180#401#301#418#926
2023#179#401#301#436#391#1081
2024#184#251#301#460#1295

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universität Innsbruck364.0
2Medizinische Universität Wien195.0

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