University of Northern British Columbia

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Canada
Founded
1990
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#2081 globally (of 4980)#39 in Canada
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 21,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 781–7391 (6610 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#781, most generous score) and CWUR (#1972, harshest score).

QS
781[src]of 1457
THE
1201[src]of 2119
CWUR
1972[src]of 1928
SCImago
7391[src]of 4699
FWUR
2081of 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.

  • THE21,7
  • SCImago21,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
44,9QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
0CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2022/2024/2025/2026). 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) · #2,081 · 21.7
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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
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
44.9
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
0
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 21.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

ARWU
CWUR2022
#1972
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#7391
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2812 → #6482 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲1804#1052QS▲600#781THE#801ARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▲135#6482
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2812
2010#2805
2011#2774
2012#2953
2013#3252
2014#3570
2015#3290
2016#3852
2017#4207
2018#601#4392
2019#801#1789#2809
2020#801#1845#5792
2021#801#1879#6208
2022#801#1972#6424
2023#1381#801#6617
2024#781#801#6482

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Brock University1978.0
2Lakehead University1803.0

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