Manipal Academy of Higher Education [MAHE], formerly Manipal University, is one of the premier institutes in India and it has considerable global influence. The university has ranked within the top 35 universities in India for the past five years. 

MAHE has steadily climbed the NIRF Ranking for the past few years, it has been ranked 16th in Overall, 6th in University, 25th in Research categories by NIRF Ranking 2023. It was also ranked in the 751-800 position by the QS India University Rankings in 2023.

Agency Year Rank
NIRF (Overall) 2023 16
NIRF (Universities) 2023 6
NIRF (Research) 2023 25
QS World University Rankings 2023 751-800
QS World Asian University Ranking 2023 215
Times Higher Education  2023 801-1000
CWUR 2023 1285 out of 2000

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NIRF Ranking 2023

Manipal University is currently ranked in the 16th position in the NIRF Overall category out of 100 universities. Following table represents different categories in which Manipal University was ranked by NIRF:

Raking Body Year Category Rank
NIRF 2023 Overall 16th among Top 100
NIRF 2023 Universities 6th among Top 100
NIRF 2023 Research 25th among Top 50

Manipal University received the following scores for each of the respective NIRF parameters:

Parameter Score
Teaching, Learning and Resources 72.87
Research and Professional Practices 54.02
Graduation Outcomes 77.97
Outreach and Inclusivity 66.10
Perception 47.08
Overall Score 64.98

As per the data presented above, MAHE is amongst the top 10 Universities of India as suggested by the report published by the NIRF.

MAHE NIRF Year-wise Ranking

Manipal University has steadily improved its NIRF Ranking over the past years. MAHE NIRF Ranking for past 5-years has been tabulated below:

Rank Year Score (100)
7 2022 62.84
7 2021 60.58
8 2020 61.51
9 2019 58.50
11 2018 57.37

The NIRF has allotted the following ranks to the below-mentioned universities which happen to be at par with the MAHE

Rank Name NIRF Score
1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 83.16
2 Jawaharlal Nehru University 68.92
3 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 67.73
4 Jadavpur University 66.07
5 Banaras Hindu University 65.85
6 Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal 64.98
7 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 64.67
8 Vellore Institute of Technology 64.33
9 Aligarh Muslim University 63.88
10 University of Hyderabad 62.09

QS India University Ranking

The QS India University Rankings are a ranking body that ranks the top universities in India. It also has a World University Ranking, BRICS Ranking list for the BRICS countries, as well as an Asia University Ranking for the most prestigious universities in Asia. Manipal University ranked is ranked #751-800 in the QS World University Ranking 2023. In the subject-wise QS World University Ranking announced earlier this year, MAHE was ranked in the 601-630 range in the Chemistry discipline. Following are category wise ranking of MAHE as per QS Global Ranking 2023: 

Ranking Body Year Category Ranking 
QS Global 2023 World University Ranking 751-800
QS Global 2023 WUR Ranking by Subject 601-630
QS Global 2023 Asian University Ranking 215
QS Global 2023 Asian University Ranking-Southern Asia 40

Manipal University scored the following in the respective parameters in the QS India University Rankings:

Parameters Score Value
Academic reputation 7.9
Employer reputation 8.9
Faculty Students 51.9
Citations per Faculty 3.6
International students 7.6
International faculty 1.8
International Research Network 46.6
Employment Outcomes 10.7

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Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Times Higher Education Rankings has placed MAHE in the rank of 801-100 in World university Rankings. Manipal University ranks as the following in each respective ranking:

Ranking Body Year Category Ranking 
Times Higher Education  2023 World University Rankings 801-1000
Times Higher Education  2023 Clinical Pre-clinical & Health 151-175
Times Higher Education  2023 Engineering & Technology 801-1000
Times Higher Education  2023 Life Sciences 601-800
Times Higher Education  2023 Physical Sciences 801-1000
Times Higher Education  2023 Business and Economics 601-800
Times Higher Education  2023 Computer Science 800+

Center for World University Rankings

Center for World University Rankings ranked Manipal University at 1285 out of 2000. Following are MAHE Rankings as per CWUR 2023 Rankings:

Ranking Body Year Category Rank
CWUR 2023 World Rank 1285 out of 2000
CWUR 2023 National Rank 29
CWUR 2023 Employability Rank 1064
CWUR 2023 Research Rank 1232
CWUR 2023 Overall Score 68.9