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 2022. It has been ranked 81 in the overall category with a total score of 46.15.

A total of 781 colleges are affiliated to this University. Some of the colleges affiliated to the University performed well in rankings published by Outlook India. Dwarkadas J.Sanghvi College Of Engineering(SVKM's) was ranked 31 by Outlook India and ranked 195 by NIRF. At the international level, Mumbai University has been ranked 1001-1200 by the US World University Ranking. It has also been ranked at 1001+ by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021.

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
QS World University ranking 2023 1001-1200
NIRF (Overall Category) 2022 81 out of 100 
THE (Times Higher Education) World University Ranking 2021 1001+
Times Higher Asia University Rankings  2021 301-500
QS BRICS ranking 2020 89
QS WUR by Subject ranking 2020 351-400
Outlook India -ICARE (India University Rankings) 2020 74 out of 100

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Mumbai University NIRF Ranking 2022

Mumbai University NIRF 2022 ranking is released. As per the latest rankings, Mumbai University has improved its ranking from 96 in 2021 to 81 in 2022 in the overall category. In the University ranking category, Mumbai University has been placed in the 45th position against that of 71 in 2021. The university has shown an unexpected rise in 26 positions under both the university and overall ranking. Mumbai University NIRF 2022 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 2022
Teaching, Learning & Resources 55.16
Research & Professional practices 22.52
Graduation Outcomes 82.54
Outreach & inclusivity 55.95
Perception 7.26
Overall score 46.15

The NIRF list of universities for 2022 is headed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in the topmost position. Other famous universities that have dominated the list for the past three years are Jawaharlal Nehru University, ranked 2, and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi ranked 3 in 2022. The top 5 universities in the NIRF listing 2022 are as follows: 

Rank Name NIRF Score
1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 83.57
2 Jawaharlal Nehru University 68.47
3 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 65.91
4.  Jadavpur University 65.37
5 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 63.40

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

Year Rank Score
2021 71 41.56
2020 44.00 65
2019 40.03 81

Mumbai University QS World University Ranking 2022

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 2022, Mumbai University has retained its rank of 801-1000 to 1001-1200 in the QS World University Ranking.

University of Mumbai QS World University ranking in recent years:

Year  QS World University Rank QS BRICS Rank
2022 1001-1200 -
2021 1001-1200 -
2020 801-1000 -
2019 801-1000 89
2018 801-1000 82
2017 701+ 68
2016 701+ 58
2015 551-600 68

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

Ranking Criteria
QS  Parameters Score out of 100
Academic Reputation 47.8
Employer Reputation 93
International Students 1
Faculty staff with PhD 37.4
Papers per Faculty 45.8
Citations per Paper 75.2
Overall 45.8

Some of Indian Institutes and Universities which are holding better rank in QS World University ranking are: IISc is ranked 184, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is ranked 152, the University of Delhi is ranked 474 by QS World University Ranking.

Mumbai University THE World University Rankings

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 maintained its position at 1001+ in the rank list published by THE World University Ranking 2021.

Score gained in different parameters by University of Mumbai are:

Mumbai University THE Parameter Score

Some of the Indian Universities which make the top to the list are:

  • IISc Bangalore  #301-350
  • IIT Ropar #301-350
  • IIT Indore #351-400
  • BHU #601-800
  • Delhi University #601-800

Mumbai University Outlook-ICARE India University Ranking 2021

It releases a list of top 100 Universities of India annually. The University of Mumbai was ranked 74 in the list published by the Outlook-ICARE India University Ranking. IIT Bombay has been ranked 1st., IISC has been ranked 2nd, IIT Madras has been ranked 3rd. 

The score obtained by the University of Mumbai in different parameters are:

Mumbai University Outlook Parameters Score

Top 10 Universities and their score according to this list are:

Name of University Overall Score
IIT Bombay 96.52
IISc Bangalore 96.08
IIT Madras 95.68
IIT Delhi 95.55
IIT Kharagpur 95.46
IIT Kanpur 95.21
IIT Roorkee 94.59
University of Delhi 91.93
IIT Guwahati 90.70
Jadavpur University 89.38