Upstate Medical University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1834
Type
Education
ROR
040kfrw16
FWUR Rank#1198 globally (of 4980)#211 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 39,9/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 901–2827 (1926 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#1093, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

ARWU
901[src]of 995
CWUR
1093[src]of 1929
SCImago
2827[src]of 4699
FWUR
1198of 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.

  • CWUR1,8
  • SCImago1,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
24,7ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
43,4CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2023/2025). 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) · #1,198 · 39.9
= 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
24.7
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
43.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 39.9 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#1093
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2827
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1535 → #3071 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲1045#1264QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲31#1044RURNo dataSCImago▲772#3071
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1535
2010#1510
2011#1674
2012#1694
2013#1563
2014#646#1518
2015#635#1453
2016#648#1030
2017#601#674#1928
2018#601#1963
2019#701#968#1019
2020#701#996#2363
2021#801#1024#2577
2022#901#1055#2927
2023#901#1075#3843
2024#1044#3071

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Old Dominion University1202.0
2University of Denver1204.0

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