Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Colombia
Founded
1936
Type
Education
ROR
02dxm8k93
FWUR Rank#1973 globally (of 4980)#11 in Colombia
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 23,5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 928–4989 (4061 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#1001, most generous score) and SCImago (#4989, harshest score).

RUR
928[src]of 1128
QS
1001[src]of 1462
THE
1501[src]of 2119
SCImago
4989[src]of 4699
FWUR
1973of 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.

  • QS8,1
  • THE5,7
  • RUR5,7
  • SCImago23,5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
30,4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
17,8RUR

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) · #1,973 · 23.5
= 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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
30.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
17.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 23.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

ARWU
CWUR
RUR2025
#928
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#4989
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3730 → #4834 (2010–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼183#2070QS▼164#801THE#1501ARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRUR▼4#865SCImago▲2386#4834
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010#3730
2011
2012#4292
2013#4376
2014#4313
2015#694#4688
2016#605#4954
2017#709#4125
2018#650#4396
2019#1001#673#2397
2020#551#1001#617#5589
2021#651#1001#694#6245
2022#651#1201#758#5986
2023#637#1501#861#7220
2024#801#1501#865#4834

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universidad EAFIT1705.0
2Universidad del Rosario1704.0

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.

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