Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

Updated 9 Mei 2026
Country
Germany
Founded
1946
Type
Education
ROR
02w2y2t16
FWUR Rank#1.942 globally (of 4.980)#70 in Germany
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 16,9/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 401–4.584 (4.183 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#401, most generous score) and SCImago (#4.584, harshest score).

THE
401[src]of 2.119
ARWU
901[src]of 995
CWUR
1.463[src]of 1.929
SCImago
4.584[src]of 4.699
FWUR
1.942of 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.

  • THE56,9
  • CWUR0
  • SCImago21,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
6ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
81,1THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
24,2CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2021/2025/2026). 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) · #1,942 · 16.9
= 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
6
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
81.1
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
24.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 16.9 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
CWUR2025
#1463
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4584
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2591 → #4021 (2018–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼150#1780QSNo dataTHE▼150#501ARWUNo dataCWUR▼43#1454RURNo dataSCImago▲485#4021
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018#2591
2019#1511#1492
2020#901#1461#3901
2021#901#1411#5083
2022#1403#4457
2023#351#1411#4506
2024#501#1454#4021

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

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