Università degli Studi dell'Aquila

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Italy
Founded
1952
Type
Education
ROR
01j9p1r26
FWUR Rank#872 globally (of 4980)#38 in Italy
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 48,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 601–2661 (2060 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and ARWU (#801, harshest score).

THE
601[src]of 2119
ARWU
801[src]of 996
CWUR
906[src]of 1929
SCImago
2661[src]of 4699
FWUR
872of 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.

  • THE18,6
  • CWUR0
  • SCImago9,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
31,5ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
71,7THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
53,1CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2022/2025/2026). 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) · #872 · 48.2
= 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
31.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
71.7
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
53.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 48.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
CWUR2025
#906
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2661
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1487 → #2296 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼114#855QSNo dataTHE#501ARWUNo dataCWUR▼37#886RURNo dataSCImago▼194#2296
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1487
2010#1553
2011#1604
2012#1541
2013#1387
2014#618#1303
2015#680#1315
2016#689#1049
2017#601#704#1243
2018#801#769#1723
2019#601#769#746
2020#501#701#793#1768
2021#501#801#806#2085
2022#501#801#840#2410
2023#501#849#2102
2024#501#886#2296

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

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