The University of Mumbai (MU) has returned to India's list of top 100 educational institutions, ranking 92nd in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025. In the previous year, MU had dropped to the 100–150 category, so this year's return is a significant rise. The Union Ministry of Education announced the ranking, with IIT Madras at the top and IIT Bombay ranking third.
Improved Ranking in 'University' and State Ranks
While MU is 92 on the overall ranking list, it is at 54 on the 'University' category and 12 within State Public Universities, where its perception score also improved to 48.43.
Strong Graduation Outcomes, Faculty Strength Improves Ranking
MU scored its best of 88.25 in the Graduation Outcomes (GO) category, which measures timely degree completion and PhD output. MU also excelled in Teaching & Learning Resources (64.43), taking into account faculty-to-student ratio, infrastructure, online learning activities, and financial resource utilisation.
Mumbai University Ranking | NIRF
Notably, MU attained a near-perfect 18.87 out of 20 in the faculty-to-student ratio and a maximum score for indicators such as representation of women, facilities for differently abled students, and graduation rates.
Even though MU has registered improvements, it falls behind in Research and Professional Practice (19.54) and Peer Perception (10.73) segments measuring research funds, patents, consultancy, and industry perception. These still dampen its national ranking, even as MU recorded marginal improvements over 2023.
Maharashtra institutions that made it to the NIRF 2025 Top-100 list:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay – Rank 3
Homi Bhabha National Institute – Rank 20
Symbiosis International University – Rank 40
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune – Rank 55
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai – Rank 64
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune – Rank 71
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha – Rank 84
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur – Rank 86
Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) – Rank 91
University of Mumbai (MU) – Rank 92
SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai – Rank 95
