Göteborgs universitet

Updated 9 Mei 2026
Country
Sweden
Founded
1954
Type
Education
ROR
01tm6cn81
FWUR Rank#206 globally (of 4.980)#6 in Sweden
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 87,6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 151–531 (380 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#175, most generous score) and RUR (#190, harshest score).

ARWU
151[src]of 996
CWUR
175[src]of 1.929
RUR
190[src]of 1.128
THE
201[src]of 2.119
QS
202[src]of 1.462
SCImago
531[src]of 4.699
FWUR
206of 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.

  • QS1,4
  • THE2,9
  • ARWU2,7
  • CWUR3,4
  • RUR4,4
  • SCImago1,1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
86,8ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
88,4QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
87,1CWUR + 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) · #206 · 87.6
= 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
86.8
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
88.4
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
87.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 87.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#175
cwur.org
RUR2025
#190
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#531
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #350 → #450 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼1#176QS▼2#187THE#201ARWU#101CWUR▼2#170RUR▲15#217SCImago▲61#450
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#153
2006#201
2007#203
2008#201
2009#201#350
2010#201#200#378
2011#201#206#401
2012#201#151#233#394
2013#201#151#217#392
2014#201#151#168#271#374
2015#206#226#151#237#274#359
2016#247#180#151#238#252#329
2017#264#170#151#227#198#318
2018#283#198#101#166#208#428
2019#269#201#151#156#189#203
2020#256#186#101#169#163#410
2021#202#191#101#173#186#418
2022#180#185#101#167#129#451
2023#185#201#101#168#232#511
2024#187#201#101#170#217#450

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Chalmers tekniska högskola240.0
2Stockholms universitet158.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityAmerika Serikat1.0
2Tsinghua UniversityTiongkok17.0
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