Universiteit Antwerpen

Updated 9 Mei 2026
Country
Belgium
Founded
2003
Type
Education
ROR
008x57b05
FWUR Rank#288 globally (of 4.980)#4 in Belgium
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 82,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 145–1.031 (886 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#170, most generous score) and ARWU (#301, harshest score).

RUR
145[src]of 1.128
THE
170[src]of 2.119
QS
280[src]of 1.462
CWUR
296[src]of 1.929
ARWU
301[src]of 996
SCImago
1.031[src]of 4.699
FWUR
288of 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.

  • QS1,8
  • THE9,3
  • ARWU12,9
  • CWUR2
  • RUR4,5
  • SCImago4,7

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
74ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
86,5QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
86CWUR + 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) · #288 · 82.7
= 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
74
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
86.5
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
86
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 82.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#296
cwur.org
RUR2025
#145
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#1031
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #649 → #851 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼4#273QS▲32#248THE▼30#161ARWU▼100#301CWUR▼5#297RUR▲15#179SCImago▼73#851
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#203
2006#201
2007#187#203
2008#195#201
2009#177#201#649
2010#179#201#252#648
2011#197#201#256#638
2012#196#276#201#298#579
2013#185#192#201#296#573
2014#164#301#330#245#537
2015#205#170#301#312#292#488
2016#208#190#201#304#272#435
2017#209#201#201#305#300#493
2018#210#201#201#292#301#808
2019#223#201#201#303#290#374
2020#223#198#301#295#216#781
2021#238#170#201#290#242#616
2022#233#143#201#293#257#694
2023#280#131#201#292#194#778
2024#248#161#301#297#179#851

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Université Catholique de Louvain290.0
2Université Libre de Bruxelles231.0

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