North West University Ranking
Overall Ranking Accuracy Score
North West University Average Ranking Based on Top 8 Ranking Organizations
Quantum Ranking
Rank by Quantum
Historical Position
Since 2004
World 2025
Avg Position in World
Regional 2025
Avg Position in Region
Local 2025
Avg Position Locally
University Ranking Overview: The estimated average ranking of North West University
across all ranking organizations for 2025 is 1017
th
Since 1980, North West University was initially found in UNIRANKS at 1190th and has consistently ranked North West University for 44 years, maintaining an average rank of 1232.1 across most ranking systems. Quantum has assembled 101 ranking records over 44 years, including 7 international systems. North West University achieved 1017th in world, 8th in country and 8th in region , with the most equitable rank in UNIRANKS at 1837th, and a questionable rank on Webometrices at 2427th. We determine North West University to be at 1232.1, with more detail on each system's ranking below.
Ranking Score On Each Ranking Organization 2025
727 th
559 th
North West University ranking in each ranking system
| Ranking System | Ranking Since | Avg. Position |
2025 Position In World |
2025 Position In Region |
2025 Position In Country |
| US News | 2021 | 495.67 | 240 | 10 | 7 |
| Shanghai ARWU | 2017 | 657.62 | 559 | 7 | 6 |
| Times Higher Education | 2020 | 610 | 727 | 9 | 7 |
| SCIMAGO | 2009 | 1472.07 | 782 | 10 | 7 |
| CWTS Leiden Ranking | 2024 | 837 | 837 | 11 | 3 |
| CWUR | 2024 | 837 | 837 | 11 | 3 |
| QS | 2017 | 948.4 | 838 | 10 | 7 |
| Webometrices | 2004 | 1370.15 | 1716 | 41 | 12 |
| UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1189.23 | 1837 | 34 | 13 |
North West University ranking accuracy and historical overview in each ranking system
| Ranking System | Records Since | 2025 Position | NO Years | Average Position | Ranking Accuracy | Unusual Spike |
| UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1837 | 44 | 1189.23 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
| Times Higher Education | 2020 | 727 | 5 | 610 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
| Shanghai ARWU | 2017 | 559 | 8 | 657.62 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
| SCIMAGO | 2009 | 782 | 15 | 1472.07 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
| US News | 2021 | 240 | 3 | 495.67 | Unreasonable | Not detected |
| Webometrices | 2004 | 1716 | 20 | 1370.15 | Highly Accurate | 2008, 2021 |
| QS | 2017 | 838 | 5 | 948.4 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
| CWUR | 2024 | 837 | 1 | 837 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
| CWTS Leiden Ranking | 2024 | 837 | 1 | 837 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
Position score since 2004 - 2025
North West University Position on all 2004 - 2025
Position score since 2004 - 2025
Ranking on Top 8 Ranking Organizations as in
North West University Ranking on Top 8 Ranking Organizations as in
North West University Ranking in UNIRANKS
UNIRANKS Rankings 1980: North West University initially ranked 1190th in 1980 has consistently held an average position of 1189.23 in UNIRANKS for the past 44 years.
North West University Ranking in Times Higher Education
Times Higher Education Rankings 2020: North West University, first achieving a 550th ranking from Times Higher Education in 2020, has since maintained an average 610 ranking in Times Higher Education over the last 5 years.
North West University Ranking in Shanghai ARWU
Shanghai ARWU Rankings 2017: From its initial 674th ranking by Shanghai ARWU in 2017, North West University has preserved a consistent average of 657.62 over 8 years.
North West University Ranking in SCIMAGO
SCIMAGO Rankings 2009: North West University, which was ranked 1690th by SCIMAGO in 2009, has held a steady average of 1472.07 in SCIMAGO for 15 years.
North West University Ranking in US News
US News Rankings 2021: Since being ranked 497th by US News in 2021, North West University has consistently secured an average 495.67 position in US News over 3 years.
North West University Ranking in Webometrices
Webometrices Rankings 2004: Beginning with a 1185th ranking from Webometrices in 2004, North West University has maintained an average 1370.15 in Webometrices for 20 years. An unexpected and suspect increase from 1370.15 to 2427th has emerged in Webometrices.
North West University Ranking in QS
QS Rankings 2017: Since its 873rd placement by QS in 2017, North West University has upheld a steady 948.4 average in QS across 5 years.
North West University Ranking in CWUR
CWUR Rankings 2024: North West University initially ranked 837th in 2024 has consistently held an average position of 837 in CWUR for the past 1 years.
North West University Ranking in CWTS Leiden Ranking
CWTS Leiden Ranking Rankings 2024: North West University initially ranked 837th in 2024 has consistently held an average position of 837 in CWTS Leiden Ranking for the past 1 years.
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