Westlake University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
China
Founded
2018
Type
Education
ROR
05hfa4n20
FWUR Rank#820 globally (of 4980)#131 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 55,4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 301–2098 (1797 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped ARWU (#301, most generous score) and CWUR (#1160, harshest score).

ARWU
301[src]of 996
CWUR
1160[src]of 1929
SCImago
2098[src]of 4699
FWUR
820of 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.

  • ARWU14,5
  • CWUR15,5
  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
62,6ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
39,9CWUR

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)

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #820 · 55.4
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
62.6
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
39.9
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 55.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#1160
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2098
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

CWUR climbed #1946 → #1441 (2022–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲526#970QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU#501CWUR▲274#1441RURNo dataSCImago#2171
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
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2021#801
2022#601#1946
2023#501#1715
2024#501#1441#2171

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Northeast Normal University826.0
2Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine832.0

Global peers

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