University of Northern Colorado

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1889
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#2799 globally (of 4980)#330 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 5,2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 735–4253 (3518 positions apart).

RUR
735[src]of 740
SCImago
4253[src]of 4699
FWUR
2799of 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.

  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
9,5SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
0,8RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2015/2025). 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) · #2,799 · 5.2
= 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
9.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
0.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 5.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR
RUR2015
#735
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#4253
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2824 → #3809 (2010–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼122#2317QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▼104#3809
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010#2824
2011#3227
2012#3335
2013#659#3802
2014#668#4168
2015#735#4371
2016#4131
2017#4482
2018#4722
2019#3058
2020#5711
2021#3470
2022#3267
2023#3705
2024#3809

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Rutgers University, Newark2794.0
2Amherst College2787.0

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