Anna University Ranking 2025

Anna University has been ranked well by the NIRF under the 'University' category. Through the years, the NIRF rankings for Anna University indicate the institute's strong performance in crucial areas such as the Quality of Education, Conducting Impactful Research, the Expertise of Faculty members, and Overall Institutional Management. These good rankings not only prove the institute's positive reputation but also highlight its excellence across diverse domains, evaluated against the standards established by the NIRF. It has been seen that in the 'University' category, the institute's ranks have shown a fluctuating trend when evaluated against the ranking of the prior year. In 2025, Anna University fell 7 ranks to #20 rank in the 'University' category by the NIRF ranking.

It has been seen that within the category of 'Engineering', the institute's ranking has fallen when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2025, Anna University fell 6 ranks to #20 rank in the 'Engineering' category by the NIRF ranking. This is the second consecutive year that the institute has slipped in the rankings.

It is to be noticed that the institute has shown a decreasing trend in the 'Management' category as compared to the ranking of preceding years. In 2025, Anna University fell 19 ranks to #88 rank in the 'Management' category by the NIRF ranking. This is the second consecutive year that the institute has slipped in the rankings.

In the 'Research Institutions' category, the institute's ranks have descended when evaluated against previous year's ranking. In 2025, Anna University fell 9 ranks to #26 rank in the 'Research Institutions' category by the NIRF ranking.

Tabulated below are the rankings and categories from various ranking bodies:

As per the overall score, Anna University has been placed at a good position by the Times Higher Education under the 'Overall' category, reflecting its exceptional performance in areas like Teaching, Research, Graduation Outcomes, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. When compared to the ranking from the previous years, it has been seen that in the 'Overall' category, the institute's ranks have shown a fluctuating trend. In 2026, Anna University fell 400 ranks to #801 rank in the 'Overall' category by the Times Higher Education ranking.

Check out the latest rankings for other ranking bodies and their categories below.

According to the rankings from Outlook-ICARE, Anna University outperformed various other institutes, securing a higher position for its achievements in Teaching, Graduation Success Rates, Research, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. It is to be noted that the Anna University's rankings in 'MBA (Government)' category have demonstrated a decreasing trend as per the rankings of the previous years. In 2024, Anna University fell 1 rank to #14 rank in the 'MBA (Government)' category by the Outlook-ICARE ranking.

Check out the updated rankings and category details from different ranking bodies below.

Anna University has received strong ranks by the QS World University Rankings under the 'Top Global Universities' category. Provided parameters including, Teaching, Graduation Outcome, Inclusivity and Research, the institute is ranked in a good position as compared to other institutes by the QS World University Rankings 2026. In the 'Top Global Universities' category, the institute's ranks have shown a fluctuation when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2026, Anna University fell 82 ranks to #465 rank in the 'Top Global Universities' category by the QS World University Rankings.

One can observe that within the category of 'Asia', the institute's ranking has fluctuation when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2026, Anna University fell 27 ranks to #204 rank in the 'Asia' category by the QS World University Rankings.

It is to be noticed that the institute has shown a decreasing trend in the 'Southern Asia' category as compared to the ranking of preceding years. In 2026, Anna University fell 5 ranks to #35 rank in the 'Southern Asia' category by the QS World University Rankings. This is the second consecutive year that the institute has slipped in the rankings.

Find below the latest rankings and category breakdowns from several ranking bodies.