Manchester Metropolitan University

Updated 9 मई 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Founded
1970
Type
Education
ROR
02hstj355
FWUR Rank#925 globally (of 4,980)#58 in United Kingdom
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 51.4/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 601–1,840 (1,239 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and RUR (#732, harshest score).

THE
601[src]of 2,119
ARWU
601[src]of 996
QS
643[src]of 1,462
RUR
732[src]of 1,128
CWUR
988[src]of 1,929
SCImago
1,840[src]of 4,699
FWUR
925of 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.

  • QS4.7
  • THE20.3
  • ARWU11.6
  • CWUR2.6
  • RUR16.2
  • SCImago9.5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
50.3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
63.9QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
42CWUR + 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.

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Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #925 · 51.4
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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
50.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
63.9
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
42
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 51.4 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#988
cwur.org
RUR2025
#732
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#1840
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #1774 → #1534 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲103#937QSNo dataTHE▲100#501ARWU▲300#601CWUR▲12#1037RUR▲61#710SCImago▲150#1534
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#1774
2010#1830
2011#1792
2012#1886
2013#2073
2014#817#2023
2015#701#885#2104
2016#701#501#871#2298
2017#701#601#926#2493
2018#801#601#988#2602
2019#801#601#801#1096#1189
2020#751#601#1113#1890
2021#801#601#801#1111#600#2229
2022#801#601#801#1058#673#1835
2023#864#601#901#1049#771#1684
2024#501#601#1037#710#1534

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Huddersfield930.0
2Teesside University935.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard Universityसंयुक्त राज्य1.0
2Tsinghua Universityचीन17.0
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