UMass Chan Medical School

Updated 9 Mei 2026
Country
United States
Founded
1962
Type
Education
ROR
0464eyp60
FWUR Rank#267 globally (of 4.980)#80 in United States
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 83,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 151–844 (693 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped ARWU (#151, most generous score) and SCImago (#844, harshest score).

ARWU
151[src]of 996
CWUR
316[src]of 1.929
SCImago
844[src]of 4.699
FWUR
267of 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.

  • ARWU1,3
  • CWUR0
  • SCImago1,6

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
83,5ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
83,7CWUR

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) · #267 · 83.7
= 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
83.5
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
83.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 83.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#316
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#844
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #266 → #645 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼21#257QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU#201CWUR▼10#311RURNo dataSCImago▲13#645
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#203
2006#201
2007#102
2008#101
2009#101#266
2010#101#279
2011#102#311
2012#101#311
2013#101#331
2014#101#193#335
2015#101#183#366
2016#151#179#319
2017#151#182#308
2018#151#182#376
2019#151#214#197
2020#151#276#434
2021#201#283#406
2022#201#291#509
2023#201#301#658
2024#201#311#645

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1University of Georgia266.0
2George Washington University265.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1University of OxfordInggris Raya5.0
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