Universität Hamburg

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Germany
Founded
1919
Type
Education
ROR
00g30e956
FWUR Rank#173 globally (of 4980)#11 in Germany
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 87,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 125–404 (279 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#125, most generous score) and ARWU (#201, harshest score).

THE
125[src]of 2119
RUR
146[src]of 835
CWUR
187[src]of 1929
QS
193[src]of 1462
ARWU
201[src]of 996
SCImago
404[src]of 4699
FWUR
173of 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.

  • QS2,7
  • THE4,6
  • ARWU9,6
  • CWUR0,8
  • SCImago1,9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
85,7ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
90,5QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
86,5CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2021/2025/2026). 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) · #173 · 87.8
= 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
85.7
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
90.5
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
86.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 87.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#187
cwur.org
RUR2021
#146
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#404
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

ARWU fell #101 → #201 (2005–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#40020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲7#164QS▲23#205THE▼8#136ARWU#201CWUR▲14#158RURNo dataSCImago▼18#385
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#101
2006#102
2007#102
2008#152
2009#152#326
2010#242#151#335
2011#203#151#334
2012#205#226#151#310
2013#186#151#289
2014#193#151#179#251
2015#192#151#162#225
2016#219#201#170#211
2017#232#180#151#168#131#252
2018#223#201#151#125#149#357
2019#223#135#201#176#143#171
2020#227#149#201#167#147#384
2021#228#135#201#166#146#376
2022#214#132#201#169#348
2023#228#128#201#172#367
2024#205#136#201#158#385

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