Universität Konstanz

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Germany
Founded
1966
Type
Education
ROR
0546hnb39
FWUR Rank#580 globally (of 4980)#40 in Germany
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 69,1/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 224–2577 (2353 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#251, most generous score) and SCImago (#2577, harshest score).

RUR
224[src]of 956
THE
251[src]of 2119
ARWU
401[src]of 996
QS
440[src]of 1462
CWUR
585[src]of 1929
SCImago
2577[src]of 4699
FWUR
580of 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.

  • QS3,5
  • THE21,7
  • ARWU6,7
  • CWUR3,2
  • SCImago21,3

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
52,5ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
79,1QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
73,2CWUR + RUR

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) · #580 · 69.1
= 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
52.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
79.1
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
73.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 69.1 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#585
cwur.org
RUR2022
#224
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2577
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #686 → #2140 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼18#635QS▲71#478THE▼50#251ARWU#501CWUR▼12#555RURNo dataSCImago▼204#2140
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#305
2008#303
2009#303#686
2010#312#301#276#647
2011#297#186#301#260#686
2012#279#194#301#277#765
2013#273#201#301#263#861
2014#226#301#468#324#942
2015#310#226#401#490#219#1261
2016#319#175#401#505#1573
2017#352#194#401#549#222#1009
2018#385#201#401#417#240#1095
2019#397#189#401#586#242#500
2020#424#201#601#620#253#1318
2021#443#251#501#536#269#1510
2022#501#201#501#540#224#1678
2023#549#201#501#543#1936
2024#478#251#501#555#2140

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