Fudan University

Updated 9 मई 2026
Country
China
Founded
1905
Type
Education
ROR
013q1eq08
FWUR Rank#36 globally (of 4,980)#6 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 97.3/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesMixed agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 30–73 (43 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#50, most generous score) and ARWU (#41, harshest score).

QS
30[src]of 1,462
THE
36[src]of 2,119
RUR
38[src]of 1,128
ARWU
41[src]of 996
SCImago
50[src]of 4,699
CWUR
73[src]of 1,929
FWUR
36of 4,980

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.

  • QS0.7
  • THE1
  • ARWU1.4
  • CWUR1.1
  • RUR0.6
  • SCImago1.6

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
97.5ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
98.2QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
96.5CWUR + RUR

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) · #36 · 97.3
= 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
97.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
98.2
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
96.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 97.3 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #400 → #62 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#40020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼1#44QS▼16#50THE▲7#44ARWU▲6#50CWUR▲11#78RUR▲10#28SCImago▲11#62
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#301
2006#301
2007#85#305
2008#113#303
2009#103#303#400
2010#105#201#125#329
2011#91#201#114#264
2012#90#226#201#114#204
2013#88#201#151#105#164
2014#71#201#151#189#109#133
2015#71#193#151#195#98#120
2016#51#201#101#192#93#112
2017#43#155#101#172#77#55
2018#40#116#101#170#64#78
2019#44#104#101#132#79#58
2020#40#109#100#128#56#115
2021#34#70#77#115#59#106
2022#31#60#67#102#44#79
2023#34#51#56#89#38#73
2024#50#44#50#78#28#62

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Shanghai Jiao Tong University35.0
2Zhejiang University31.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard Universityसंयुक्त राज्य1.0
2University of Oxfordयूनाइटेड किंगडम5.0
3The University of Melbourneऑस्ट्रेलिया27.0

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