The New School

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1919
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#878 globally (of 4980)#171 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 33,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 426–7616 (7190 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped RUR (#426, most generous score) and CWUR (#1994, harshest score).

RUR
426[src]of 1128
QS
781[src]of 1469
THE
1001[src]of 2119
CWUR
1994[src]of 1935
SCImago
7616[src]of 4699
FWUR
878of 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.

  • THE0
  • RUR9,5
  • SCImago52,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
49,9QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
31,2CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2020/2025/2026). 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) · #878 · 33.2
= 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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
49.9
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
31.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 33.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

ARWU
CWUR2020
#1994
cwur.org
RUR2025
#426
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#7616
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2463 → #6789 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼11#795QS▼90#641THE#801ARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRUR▲97#421SCImago▼607#6789
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2463
2010#2388
2011#2707
2012#2874
2013#551#3193
2014#3433
2015#3503
2016#429#3408
2017#396#3635
2018#430#3231
2019#1905#444#1973
2020#801#1994#440#4673
2021#801#422#5974
2022#801#473
2023#801#518#6182
2024#641#801#421#6789

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1College of William & Mary889.0
2University at Albany893.0

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