The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1911
Type
Education
ROR
0011qv509
FWUR Rank#854 globally (of 4980)#168 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 53,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 525–2176 (1651 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#525, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

CWUR
525[src]of 1929
ARWU
901[src]of 996
SCImago
2176[src]of 4699
FWUR
854of 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.

  • ARWU44,1
  • CWUR19,1
  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
31,7ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
72,8CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

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) · #854 · 53.7
= 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
31.7
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
72.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 53.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#525
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2176
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

ARWU fell #401 → #701 (2005–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼59#914QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU#701CWUR▲8#505RURNo dataSCImagoNo data
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#401
2006#401
2007
2008#402
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014#401
2015
2016
2017#701#460
2018#701#623
2019#801#461
2020#601#481
2021#901#504
2022#701#513
2023#701#513
2024#701#505

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Nevada, Las Vegas853.0
2Clemson University852.0

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