University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1891
Type
Education
ROR
04fnxsj42
FWUR Rank#2263 globally (of 4980)#286 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 23,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 801–3985 (3184 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#801, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

THE
801[src]of 1765
ARWU
901[src]of 995
CWUR
1190[src]of 1929
QS
1201[src]of 1462
SCImago
3985[src]of 4699
FWUR
2263of 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.

  • QS0
  • CWUR20,4
  • SCImago2,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
12,4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
36,3QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
38,4CWUR

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) · #2,263 · 23.8
= 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
12.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
36.3
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
38.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 23.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#1190
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3985
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1751 → #3581 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼275#1952QS▲179#1201THENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼35#1142RURNo dataSCImago▼312#3581
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1751
2010#1845
2011#1864
2012#2018
2013#2102
2014#867#2149
2015#897#2003
2016#501#946#1970
2017#601#701#935#1221
2018#601#981#2312
2019#601#1063#1216
2020#601#901#1035#2404
2021#601#801#1077#3050
2022#801#801#1101#3086
2023#1380#801#901#1107#3269
2024#1201#1142#3581

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of San Francisco2265.0
2University of South Alabama2266.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
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