Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Updated 9 de mai. de 2026
Country
Chile
Founded
1888
Type
Education
ROR
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FWUR Rank#384 globally (of 4.980)#1 in Chile
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 76,7/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 116–904 (788 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#116, most generous score) and ARWU (#501, harshest score).

QS
116[src]of 1.462
RUR
382[src]of 1.128
THE
401[src]of 2.119
CWUR
415[src]of 1.929
ARWU
501[src]of 996
SCImago
904[src]of 4.699
FWUR
384of 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.

  • QS15,5
  • THE4,5
  • ARWU26,9
  • CWUR1,9
  • RUR10,4
  • SCImago4,1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
65,3ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
86,6QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
72,4CWUR + 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) · #384 · 76.7
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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
65.3
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
86.6
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
72.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 76.7 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#415
cwur.org
RUR2025
#382
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#904
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #1736 → #686 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼2#404QS▲18#103THE#401ARWU#601CWUR▼10#400RUR▲48#416SCImago▲103#686
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007#403
2008#402
2009#402#1736
2010#331#401#1841
2011#250#401#1872
2012#195#350#401#418#1703
2013#166#401#369#1493
2014#167#401#450#452#1390
2015#167#401#376#399#1322
2016#170#401#381#397#1089
2017#147#401#401#345#376#1115
2018#137#501#401#325#374#1440
2019#132#601#501#368#360#434
2020#127#501#501#372#390#983
2021#121#501#501#377#345#747
2022#135#401#501#385#359#594
2023#121#401#601#390#464#789
2024#103#401#601#400#416#686

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Universidad de Chile722.0
2Universidad de Concepción975.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

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.

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