Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Updated 9 मई 2026
Country
Brazil
Founded
1955
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#1,813 globally (of 4,980)#34 in Brazil
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 20/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,267–3,758 (2,491 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#1,267, most generous score) and QS (#1,401, harshest score).

CWUR
1,267[src]of 1,929
QS
1,401[src]of 1,469
SCImago
3,758[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,813of 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.

  • CWUR7.2
  • SCImago7.2

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
20SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
4.7QS

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
34.4CWUR

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) · #1,813 · 20
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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
20
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
4.7
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
34.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 20 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

THE2024
Not ranked
timeshighereducation.com
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1267
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3758
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

THE fell #1001 → #1501 (2021–2023)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲743#1585QS▼51#1401THENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼28#1227RURNo dataSCImago▲898#3132
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2828
2010#2912
2011#2958
2012#3144
2013#3169
2014#3103
2015#3118
2016#2884
2017#2609
2018#3470
2019#1188#1206
2020#1241#2949
2021#1001#1230#3304
2022#1201#1212#3287
2023#1350#1501#1199#4030
2024#1401#1227#3132

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard Universityसंयुक्त राज्य1.0
2University of Oxfordयूनाइटेड किंगडम5.0
3Tsinghua Universityचीन17.0

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