University of Zambia

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Zambia
Founded
1966
Type
Education
ROR
03gh19d69
FWUR Rank#2370 globally (of 4980)#1 in Zambia
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 7,9/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1627–6262 (4635 positions apart).

CWUR
1627[src]of 1929
SCImago
6262[src]of 4699
FWUR
2370of 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.

  • THE13,5
  • CWUR0
  • SCImago15,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
15,7CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

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) · #2,370 · 7.9
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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
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
15.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 7.9 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE2026
Not ranked
timeshighereducation.com
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1627
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#6262
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3422 → #6103 (2010–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼118#2069QSNo dataTHE▼700#1201ARWUNo dataCWUR▲21#1557RURNo dataSCImago▼148#6103
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010#3422
2011#3439
2012#3419
2013#2953
2014#3395
2015#3252
2016#3353
2017#3118
2018#4035
2019#1340#1275
2020#1536#3978
2021#1561#4058
2022#1583#4801
2023#501#1578#5955
2024#1201#1557#6103

Peer comparison cohort

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

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