Universidad de Sevilla

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Spain
Founded
1505
Type
Education
ROR
03yxnpp24
FWUR Rank#566 globally (of 4980)#12 in Spain
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 67,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 401–801 (400 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#630, most generous score) and RUR (#556, harshest score).

ARWU
401[src]of 996
CWUR
414[src]of 1929
QS
469[src]of 1462
RUR
556[src]of 1128
SCImago
630[src]of 4699
THE
801[src]of 2119
FWUR
566of 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.

  • QS0,8
  • THE4,9
  • ARWU7,3
  • CWUR11,4
  • RUR16,4
  • SCImago19,4

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
73,2ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
65,1QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
64,7CWUR + RUR

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)

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #566 · 67.2
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
73.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
65.1
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
64.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 67.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#414
cwur.org
RUR2025
#556
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#630
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

THE fell #501 → #801 (2016–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲164#597QS▲79#494THE▲200#801ARWU▲200#401CWUR▲2#408RUR▲234#726SCImago▲23#540
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#401
2006#401
2007#403
2008#402
2009#402#742
2010#712
2011#501#669
2012#551#619
2013#551#571
2014#384#559
2015#501#401#398#519#516
2016#501#501#450#615#561
2017#601#601#501#444#596#506
2018#601#601#501#414#618#716
2019#601#601#401#410#463#344
2020#601#801#401#399#471#880
2021#581#801#401#405#560#775
2022#551#1001#401#409#631#548
2023#573#1001#601#410#960#563
2024#494#801#401#408#726#540

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Polytechnic University of Catalonia526.0
2Universidad del País Vasco511.0

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.

Sources