Wonkwang University

Updated 9 Mei 2026
Country
South Korea
Type
Education
ROR
006776986
FWUR Rank#2.007 globally (of 4.980)#57 in South Korea
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 22,1/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1.736–3.093 (1.357 positions apart).

CWUR
1.736[src]of 1.929
SCImago
3.093[src]of 4.699
FWUR
2.007of 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.

  • CWUR12,1
  • SCImago12,1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
34,2SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
10,1CWUR

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) · #2,007 · 22.1
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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
34.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
10.1
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 22.1 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1736
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3093
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2482 → #3082 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼192#1915QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼22#1700RURNo dataSCImago▼258#3082
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2482
2010#2738
2011#2859
2012#2669
2013#2593
2014#2495
2015#2102
2016#2132
2017#2073
2018#2163
2019#1482#777
2020#1538#2302
2021#1609#2347
2022#1669#2436
2023#1678#2824
2024#1700#3082

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Woosong University2088.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityAmerika Serikat1.0
2University of OxfordInggris Raya5.0
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