The University of Mumbai also known as Mumbai University (MU) is one of the oldest Universities in India. It was established way back in 1857. It has done a tremendous effort in improving its ranking. Mumbai University has managed to gain a place in the list of top 100 institutes published by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) India Ranking in 2023. It has been ranked 96 in the overall category and 56 in Universities as per NIRF 2023 Ranking. At the international level, Mumbai University has been ranked 1001-1200 by the US World University Ranking 2023. It has also been ranked at 1201-1500 by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023.

Mumbai University has been ranked so low due to various factors such as a low number of citations and research, a low number of foreign students.

Mumbai University Ranking Highlights

Ranking Year Ranked At
NIRF (Overall) 2023 96
NIRF (Universities) 2023 56
QS World University ranking 2023 1001-1200
QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2023 601-630
QS Asian University Ranking 2023 301-350
QS Asian University Ranking- Southern Asia 2023 65
Times Higher Education (World University Rankings) 2023 1201-1500
Times Higher Education (Physical Sciences) 2023 801-1000
Times Higher Education (Social Sciences) 2023 601-800
Times Higher Education (Business and Economics) 2023 301-400
Times Higher Education (Computer Sciences) 2023 601-800

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Mumbai University NIRF Ranking 2023

Mumbai University NIRF 2023 ranking is released. As per the latest rankings, Mumbai University has attained following ranks:

Ranking Category Year Rank
NIRF Overall 2023 96 out of 100
NIRF Universities 2023 56 out of 100

Mumbai University NIRF 2023 ranking in the overall category has been given based on the following parameters upon 100 point scale as displayed below:

Mumbai University NIRF Ranking Parameter Wise Score

NIRF Ranking Parameters NIRF Score 2023
Teaching, Learning & Resources 56.15
Research & Professional practices 17.82
Graduation Outcomes 86.24
Outreach & inclusivity 56.27
Perception 7.82
Overall score 45.86

The top 10 universities in the NIRF Ranking 2023 (Universities) are as follows: 

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

The rankings of the University of Mumbai over the past 3 years in the university ranking category are as given below:

Year Rank Score
2022 45 48.93
2021 71 41.56
2020 44.00 65

Mumbai University QS World University Ranking 2023

QS World University Ranking QS Quacquarelli Symonds is the world’s leading provider of analytics to the global higher education sector. QS World University ranking was started in 2004 and is helping students all over the world to compare Universities and Colleges. The main motive of QS is to motivate people around the world to take higher education. It gives various kinds of rankings such as QS Global MBA ranking, QS Graduate Employability ranking, QS University ranking by region, etc.

In 2023, Mumbai University is ranked 1001-1200 in the QS World University Ranking. Following are the category wise rank obtained by Mumbai University as per QS Ranking 2023:

Ranking Category Year Ranked At
QS World University ranking 2023 1001-1200
QS  WUR Ranking by Subject 2023 601-630
QS Asian University Ranking 2023 301-350
QS  Asian University Ranking- Southern Asia 2023 65

University of Mumbai QS World University ranking in recent years:

Year  QS World University Rank
2022 1001-1200
2021 1001-1200
2020 801-1000
2019 801-1000
2018 801-1000
2017 701+
2016 701+
2015 551-600

The following table illustrates the score obtained by the University of Mumbai in different parameters:

QS  Parameters Score 
Academic Reputation 8.2
Employer Reputation 18.1
International Students 1.9
International Research Network 18.2
faculty Student Ratio 2.1
Citations per Faculty 20.9

Mumbai University THE World University Rankings 2023

THE (Times Higher Education) has been providing data of Universities since 2004. The ranking consists of more than 1250 institutions across 86 countries. It uses 13 performance indicators to compare Institutions and provide the best possible result.

It provides various kinds of ranking such as THE Asia University Rankings, THE Latin America University Rankings and THE Young University Rankings

The University of Mumbai has been ranked at 1201-1500 by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023. Following are category wise rank obtained by Mumbai University:

Ranking Category Year Ranked At
Times Higher Education  World University Rankings 2023 1201-1500
Times Higher Education Physical Sciences 2023 801-1000
Times Higher Education  Social Sciences 2023 601-800
Times Higher Education  Business and Economics 2023 301-400
Times Higher Education Computer Sciences 2023 601-800

Mumbai University Outlook-ICARE India University Ranking 2022

It releases a list of top 100 Universities of India annually. The University of Mumbai was ranked 26th among Top 75 State Public University in the list published by the Outlook-ICARE India University Ranking 2023. The score obtained by the University of Mumbai in different parameters are:

Academic & Research Excellence ( 400 ) 377.75
Industry Interface & Placement ( 200 ) 163.48
Infrastructure & Facilities ( 150 ) 139.41
Governance & Extension ( 150 ) 121.67
Diversity & Outreach ( 100 ) 72.75
TOTAL SCORE ( 1000 ) 875.06