Universitetet i Agder

Updated 9 मई 2026
Country
Norway
Founded
2007
Type
Education
ROR
03x297z98
FWUR Rank#2,131 globally (of 4,980)#9 in Norway
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 20.2/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,515–3,816 (2,301 positions apart).

CWUR
1,515[src]of 1,929
SCImago
3,816[src]of 4,699
FWUR
2,131of 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.

  • CWUR1.4
  • SCImago1.4

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
18.8SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
21.5CWUR

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.

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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) · #2,131 · 20.2
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
18.8
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
21.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 20.2 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1515
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3816
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2087 → #3859 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼243#2246QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼29#1551RURNo dataSCImago▼78#3859
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2087
2010#2086
2011#2412
2012#2701
2013#2834
2014#2915
2015#3209
2016#2678
2017#3408
2018#3910
2019#1628#1824
2020#1599#4507
2021#1594#5397
2022#1596#4795
2023#1522#3781
2024#1551#3859

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Norges Handelshøyskole1909.0
2OsloMet1612.0

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