Universidad Austral de Chile

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Chile
Founded
1954
Type
Education
ROR
029ycp228
FWUR Rank#1645 globally (of 4980)#6 in Chile
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 29,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1001–4614 (3613 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#1001, most generous score) and SCImago (#4614, harshest score).

QS
1001[src]of 1462
CWUR
1348[src]of 1929
THE
1501[src]of 2119
SCImago
4614[src]of 4699
FWUR
1645of 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.

  • QS1,9
  • THE0,5
  • CWUR0,5
  • SCImago27,9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
1,8SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
30,4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
30,2CWUR

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.

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) · #1,645 · 29.7
= 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
1.8
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
30.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
30.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 29.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

ARWU
CWUR2025
#1348
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4614
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2989 → #3723 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲159#1502QS▲113#1001THE#1201ARWUNo dataCWUR▼45#1286RURNo dataSCImago▲312#3723
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2989
2010#3216
2011#601#3418
2012#601#3526
2013#3570
2014#3652
2015#701#3749
2016#701#601#3797
2017#701#601#3156
2018#801#801#3390
2019#801#801#1180#1246
2020#801#1001#1233#3242
2021#801#1001#1258#2751
2022#1001#1201#1233#2838
2023#1114#1201#1241#4035
2024#1001#1201#1286#3723

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

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