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Academic Ranking of World Universities

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. The league table was originally compiled and issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003, making it the first global university ranking with multifarious indicators.

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Founded
2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Publisher
2009; 17 years ago (2009): Shanghai Ranking Consultancy 2003–2008: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Categories
Higher education
Country
People's Republic of China
Frequency
Annual
Language
English and Chinese

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Categories · 1
Academic Ranking of World Universities → Higher education
Country · 1
Academic Ranking of World Universities → People's Republic of China
Founded · 1
Academic Ranking of World Universities → 2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Frequency · 1
Academic Ranking of World Universities → Annual
Language · 1
Academic Ranking of World Universities → English and Chinese
Publisher · 1
Academic Ranking of World Universities → 2009; 17 years ago (2009): Shanghai Ranking Consultancy 2003–2008: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Academic Ranking of World Universities → shanghairanking.com

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Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesCategoriesHigher education1.00infobox
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Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesFounded2003; 23 years ago (2003)1.00infobox
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesFrequencyAnnual1.00infobox
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesLanguageEnglish and Chinese1.00infobox
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesPublisher2009; 17 years ago (2009): Shanghai Ranking Consultancy 2003–2008: Shanghai Jiao Tong University1.00infobox
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesWebsiteshanghairanking.com1.00infobox

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