复旦大学世界排名解读：近十年 QS、软科与泰晤士位次

复旦大学在 QS 世界大学排名、软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）与泰晤士高等教育排名中 2017 至 2026 年的位次逐年变化，以及这些变化说明了什么。

Fudan University is ranked 30 in the QS World University Rankings 2026, 41 in the ShanghaiRanking ARWU table and 36 in the Times Higher Education table. Jumped to 30th globally in QS 2026, its best-ever position, and entered the world top 40 of THE 2026 for the first time.

Fudan: ten-year ranking history

Edition	QS	ARWU	THE
2017	43	101–150	155
2018	40	101–150	116
2019	44	101–150	105
2020	40	101–150	109
2021	34	77	70
2022	31	68	60
2023	34	56	51
2024	50	50	44
2025	39	41	36
2026	30	41	36

Figures are compiled from the published editions of each ranking. QS and THE label an edition by the year of its release cycle, while ARWU is published in August of the edition year. Where a ranking publishes a band rather than a precise position, the band is shown — an empty cell means the institution was not ranked in that edition.

What the trend shows

Its QS position has improved, up 13 places over the decade.

Its THE position has improved substantially, up 119 places over the decade.

The three rankings measure different things and therefore disagree in specific years. QS weights academic reputation surveys, employer reputation and international faculty and student ratios heavily. ARWU is almost entirely research-output and prize-based, using Nobel and Fields medals, highly cited researchers, and publications in Nature and Science. THE balances research, citations, teaching environment, international outlook and industry income. A university that performs much better in ARWU than in QS, as several Chinese engineering universities do, is typically research-strong but less internationally mixed.

Which disciplines drive the position

Discipline	National grade	Notes
Clinical Medicine	A+	Merged with Shanghai Medical University; affiliated hospitals are national referral centres.
Basic Medicine	A+	Strong in molecular biology and neuroscience.
Chinese Language & Literature	A+	The leading centre for international Chinese-language teaching.
Journalism & Communication	A+	China's oldest journalism department.
Economics	A	School of Economics and the China Centre for Economic Studies.
Mathematics	A	Applied mathematics and applied statistics especially strong.

Ranking movement in Chinese universities is driven mostly by research investment, citation impact and international recruitment. Around 51 members of the national academies. The School of Management, School of Economics and the Institute of Biomedical Sciences recruit internationally and deliver degree programmes in English.

Where to verify the numbers

QS World University Rankings — published by Quacquarelli Symonds: https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ShanghaiRanking) — published by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy: https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2025
Times Higher Education World University Rankings — published by Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings

A ranking is a filter, not a decision. Beyond roughly the global top 200, differences between Chinese universities are a poor guide to differences in the student experience. City, cost, programme language, supervisor and scholarship matter more, and the specific department matters most of all for postgraduate study.