The University of Texas at Austin

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1876
Type
Education
ROR
00hj54h04
FWUR Rank#59 globally (of 4980)#26 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 96/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 36–198 (162 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#36, most generous score) and RUR (#130, harshest score).

CWUR
36[src]of 1929
ARWU
49[src]of 996
THE
50[src]of 2119
QS
68[src]of 1462
RUR
130[src]of 1139
SCImago
198[src]of 4699
FWUR
59of 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.

  • QS0,9
  • THE1,4
  • ARWU1,1
  • CWUR1,9
  • SCImago0,5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
95,5ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
96,6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
93,4CWUR + 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.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #59 · 96
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
95.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
96.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
93.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 96 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#36
cwur.org
RUR2023
#130
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#198
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #67 → #164 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#50#100#150#20020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲5#51QS▲14#58THE▼2#52ARWU▼2#45CWUR▼1#35RURNo dataSCImago▼19#164
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#36
2006#39
2007#51#38
2008#70#39
2009#76#38#67
2010#67#38#70
2011#76#35#71
2012#68#29#35#30#77#70
2013#71#25#36#26#76#75
2014#79#27#39#29#87#76
2015#79#28#37#30#105#77
2016#77#46#44#32#86#79
2017#67#50#51#30#112#76
2018#67#49#40#31#135#63
2019#63#39#45#31#61
2020#65#38#41#33#112
2021#71#44#41#33#118
2022#67#47#37#33#115
2023#72#50#43#34#130#145
2024#58#52#45#35#164

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Carnegie Mellon University61.0
2University of Wisconsin-Madison62.0

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