Universidade Federal do Paraná

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Brazil
Founded
1912
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#1309 globally (of 4980)#15 in Brazil
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 37,5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 701–1752 (1051 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#1752, most generous score) and ARWU (#701, harshest score).

ARWU
701[src]of 996
QS
1001[src]of 1462
THE
1201[src]of 2119
SCImago
1752[src]of 4699
FWUR
1309of 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.

  • QS5,9
  • THE5,9
  • ARWU7,8
  • SCImago25,3

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
46,2ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
37,5QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
No data

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) · #1,309 · 37.5
= 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
46.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
37.5
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
No data
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 37.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR
RUR
SCImago2025
#1752
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #2425 → #1298 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲67#1365QSNo dataTHE#1201ARWU#701CWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▲148#1298
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2425
2010#2576
2011#2609
2012#2440
2013#2207
2014#1926
2015#1751
2016#601#1694
2017#601#501#1613
2018#1001#501#1938
2019#1001#501#623
2020#1001#601#1520
2021#1001#601#1413
2022#1201#601#1095
2023#1201#701#1446
2024#1201#701#1298

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universidade Federal de São Carlos1328.0
2Universidade Federal Fluminense1334.0

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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