Università degli Studi di Messina

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Italy
Founded
1548
Type
Education
ROR
05ctdxz19
FWUR Rank#785 globally (of 4980)#32 in Italy
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 57,1/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 501–1709 (1208 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#501, most generous score) and ARWU (#801, harshest score).

THE
501[src]of 2119
QS
741[src]of 1462
ARWU
801[src]of 996
CWUR
805[src]of 1929
SCImago
1709[src]of 4699
FWUR
785of 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.

  • QS7,7
  • THE19,3
  • ARWU37,4
  • CWUR1,2
  • SCImago6,5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
41,7ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
62,9QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
58,3CWUR

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) · #785 · 57.1
= 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
41.7
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
62.9
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
58.3
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 57.1 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#805
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#1709
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1383 → #1527 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲77#821QS▲121#851THE#501ARWU#801CWUR▼9#800RURNo dataSCImago▲214#1527
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1383
2010#1329
2011#1295
2012#1125
2013#1010
2014#680#991
2015#690#990
2016#733#1315
2017#701#758#1013
2018#701#749#1469
2019#801#821#690
2020#801#823#1684
2021#501#701#836#1634
2022#801#501#801#810#1558
2023#972#501#801#791#1741
2024#851#501#801#800#1527

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.

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