Universität Bayreuth

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Germany
Founded
1975
Type
Education
ROR
0234wmv40
FWUR Rank#612 globally (of 4980)#41 in Germany
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 61,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 301–2868 (2567 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#301, most generous score) and SCImago (#2868, harshest score).

THE
301[src]of 2119
ARWU
401[src]of 996
QS
448[src]of 1462
RUR
562[src]of 1139
CWUR
678[src]of 1929
SCImago
2868[src]of 4699
FWUR
612of 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.

  • QS4,7
  • THE21,1
  • ARWU4,9
  • CWUR0,2
  • SCImago25,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
49,4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
77,6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
57,8CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2023/2025/2026). 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.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #612 · 61.2
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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
49.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
77.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
57.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 61.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#678
cwur.org
RUR2023
#562
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2868
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #900 → #2377 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲80#640QS▲10#509THE▲50#351ARWU▲100#401CWUR▼9#660RURNo dataSCImago▼120#2377
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#305
2008#303
2009#303#900
2010#373#401#837
2011#396#401#824
2012#399#401#820
2013#411#276#401#286#780
2014#301#401#536#284#833
2015#481#351#401#520#312#916
2016#451#251#401#510#879
2017#501#251#401#567#320
2018#551#251#401#477#1297
2019#601#301#501#576#667
2020#541#351#701#616#1664
2021#521#351#701#616#1980
2022#521#351#701#641#2245
2023#519#401#501#651#562#2257
2024#509#351#401#660#2377

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universität des Saarlandes640.0
2Universität Bremen641.0

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