The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
China
Founded
1963
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#99 globally (of 4980)#11 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 93,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 32–311 (279 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#41, most generous score) and RUR (#311, harshest score).

QS
32[src]of 1462
THE
41[src]of 2119
ARWU
101[src]of 996
SCImago
174[src]of 4699
CWUR
176[src]of 1929
RUR
311[src]of 1128
FWUR
99of 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.

  • QS4,1
  • THE4,3
  • ARWU3,8
  • CWUR2,8
  • RUR21,3
  • SCImago2,5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
93,1ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
98QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
81,7CWUR + RUR

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.

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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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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #99 · 93.8
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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
93.1
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
98
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
81.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 93.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#176
cwur.org
RUR2025
#311
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#174
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

ARWU climbed #203 → #101 (2005–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#30020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼6#100QS▼9#47THE▼8#53ARWU#101CWUR▼6#179RUR▲25#113SCImago▲29#167
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#203
2006#201
2007#38#203
2008#42#201
2009#46#201#243
2010#42#151#227
2011#37#151#204
2012#40#151#151#149#201
2013#39#124#151#136#194
2014#46#109#151#202#110#194
2015#129#151#220#138#193
2016#138#201#228#175
2017#76#151#231#129#185
2018#58#151#178#130#256
2019#49#53#101#188#116#177
2020#46#57#101#191#102#333
2021#43#56#101#187#60#253
2022#39#49#101#177#62#198
2023#38#45#101#173#138#196
2024#47#53#101#179#113#167

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1City University of Hong Kong103.0
2Tongji University115.0

Global peers

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