University of Crete

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Greece
Founded
1973
Type
Education
ROR
00dr28g20
FWUR Rank#894 globally (of 4980)#4 in Greece
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 52,5/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 601–2221 (1620 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and ARWU (#801, harshest score).

THE
601[src]of 2119
QS
628[src]of 1462
RUR
649[src]of 1128
ARWU
801[src]of 996
CWUR
816[src]of 1929
SCImago
2221[src]of 4699
FWUR
894of 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.

  • QS4,6
  • THE19,1
  • ARWU32,9
  • CWUR5,2
  • RUR10
  • SCImago0,2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
36,2ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
64,4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
50,2CWUR + RUR

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) · #894 · 52.5
= 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
36.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
64.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
50.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 52.5 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#816
cwur.org
RUR2025
#649
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2221
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1223 → #2092 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼4#835QS▲62#534THE▼100#501ARWU▼100#801CWUR▼12#783RUR▲39#608SCImago▲101#2092
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1223
2010#401#309#1157
2011#451#337#1081
2012#451#276#454#1033
2013#491#301#435#968
2014#301#551#415#903
2015#451#301#515#415#903
2016#501#351#513#457#854
2017#651#301#485#464#1111
2018#651#351#801#605#477#1360
2019#651#351#701#613#484#637
2020#751#351#801#664#510#1589
2021#801#351#601#702#472#1876
2022#651#401#601#736#559#1854
2023#596#401#701#771#647#2193
2024#534#501#801#783#608#2092

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Patras1078.0
2University of Thessaly1094.0

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