Universidad de Cádiz

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Spain
Founded
1979
Type
Education
ROR
04mxxkb11
FWUR Rank#1323 globally (of 4980)#43 in Spain
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 37,1/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 901–3248 (2347 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#1067, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

ARWU
901[src]of 996
CWUR
1067[src]of 1929
THE
1201[src]of 2119
SCImago
3248[src]of 4699
FWUR
1323of 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.

  • THE6,2
  • ARWU27,5
  • CWUR7,6
  • SCImago6,2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
20,3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
43,4THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
44,7CWUR

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) · #1,323 · 37.1
= 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
20.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
43.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
44.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 37.1 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
CWUR2025
#1067
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3248
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2351 → #3056 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲497#1271QSNo dataTHE▲200#1001ARWU#901CWUR▼11#1055RURNo dataSCImago▲711#3056
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2351
2010#2326
2011#2308
2012#2317
2013#2369
2014#881#2264
2015#930#2383
2016#903#2714
2017#869#2411
2018#925#2400
2019#1047#1383
2020#801#901#1063#3514
2021#1001#1060#3931
2022#1001#901#1029#3385
2023#1201#901#1044#3767
2024#1001#901#1055#3056

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universidad de Deusto1311.0
2Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria1289.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
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.

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