Universiteit van Amsterdam

Updated 9 Mei 2026
Country
Netherlands
Founded
1632
Type
Education
ROR
04dkp9463
FWUR Rank#55 globally (of 4.980)#1 in Netherlands
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 94,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 53–158 (105 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#62, most generous score) and RUR (#158, harshest score).

QS
53[src]of 1.462
THE
62[src]of 2.119
SCImago
62[src]of 4.699
CWUR
83[src]of 1.929
ARWU
101[src]of 996
RUR
158[src]of 1.139
FWUR
55of 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.

  • QS0
  • THE0,7
  • ARWU6,5
  • CWUR0,7
  • SCImago2,3

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
94,3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
96,8QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
91CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2023/2025/2026). 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) · #55 · 94.8
= 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
94.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
96.8
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
91
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 94.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#83
cwur.org
RUR2023
#158
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#62
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

THE climbed #165 → #61 (2011–2024)

2024
#1#50#100#150#20020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲24#57QS▲5#53THE▼1#61ARWU#101CWUR▼2#82RURNo dataSCImago▲12#64
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#101
2006#102
2007#48#102
2008#53#101
2009#49#101#115
2010#56#101#63#109
2011#63#165#102#66#100
2012#62#92#101#72#94
2013#58#83#101#63#88
2014#50#83#101#122#108#80
2015#50#77#101#114#130#83
2016#55#58#101#111#82
2017#57#63#101#109#83
2018#58#59#101#123#107
2019#57#62#101#107#55
2020#64#62#101#83#103
2021#61#66#101#84#109
2022#55#65#101#83#116
2023#58#60#101#80#158#76
2024#53#61#101#82#64

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universiteit Utrecht79.0
2Universiteit Leiden90.0

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