University of Toledo

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1872
Type
Education
ROR
01pbdzh19
FWUR Rank#1118 globally (of 4980)#206 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 44/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.15 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 5 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 601–2871 (2270 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and QS (#1001, harshest score).

THE
601[src]of 2119
ARWU
601[src]of 996
CWUR
899[src]of 1929
QS
1001[src]of 1462
SCImago
2871[src]of 4699
FWUR
1118of 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.

  • QS12,4
  • THE27,6
  • ARWU4,3
  • CWUR9,4
  • SCImago5,1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
39,3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
51,6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
53,4CWUR

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) · #1,118 · 44
= 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
39.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
51.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
53.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 44 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#899
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2871
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1373 → #2571 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼82#1080QS▲181#1001THE#601ARWU#601CWUR▼6#875RURNo dataSCImago▼86#2571
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1373
2010#1405
2011#1522
2012#1488
2013#1356
2014#691#1328
2015#592#1249
2016#501#586#1530
2017#501#701#584#1294
2018#501#701#765#1440
2019#501#801#722#803
2020#601#601#801#1751
2021#601#701#817#1874
2022#601#701#839#1941
2023#1182#601#601#869#2485
2024#1001#601#601#875#2571

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Michigan Technological University1121.0
2Florida Institute of Technology1114.0

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.

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