Universität Innsbruck

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Austria
Founded
1669
Type
Education
ROR
054pv6659
FWUR Rank#364 globally (of 4980)#4 in Austria
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 75,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 201–1678 (1477 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#301, most generous score) and SCImago (#1678, harshest score).

ARWU
201[src]of 996
THE
301[src]of 2119
RUR
347[src]of 1139
QS
350[src]of 1462
CWUR
431[src]of 1929
SCImago
1678[src]of 4699
FWUR
364of 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.

  • QS1,8
  • THE7,9
  • ARWU2
  • CWUR0,2
  • SCImago13,6

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
72,1ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
81QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
73,7CWUR + 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.

Pick your agencies (Mode C)

Toggle agencies to see how the composite + rank shift. The default is all six.

Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #364 · 75.8
= 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
72.1
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
81
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
73.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 75.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#431
cwur.org
RUR2023
#347
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#1678
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #642 → #1380 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲51#364QS▼51#362THE▲100#301ARWU▲100#201CWUR▼22#423RURNo dataSCImago▲145#1380
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#203
2006#201
2007#305
2008#303
2009#201#642
2010#278#201#305#692
2011#290#187#201#292#788
2012#276#201#201#333#837
2013#289#201#201#204#905
2014#201#201#326#269#915
2015#288#201#201#347#283#1036
2016#295#301#151#356#370#1184
2017#299#301#151#371#269#1021
2018#286#251#201#301#317#1230
2019#279#351#201#409#300#585
2020#266#401#201#367#297#1279
2021#265#351#201#375#312#1318
2022#281#401#301#393#381#1392
2023#311#401#301#401#347#1525
2024#362#301#201#423#1380

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Technische Universität Wien323.0
2Medizinische Universität Wien195.0

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