NIRF 2025

Andhra University NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Andhra University, Visakhapatnam NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #23 in NIRF 2025.

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0006

Government Best in 2025: University #23 2 categories in 2025 9,235 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam is a government institution in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Its best current NIRF result is #23 in University (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 84.9% and a ₹7.58L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 9,235 students.

₹7.58LUG median salary
2023-24
84.9% UG placed
646 / 761
#41Overall rank
NIRF 2025
725PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF University journey & 2025 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#41 Score56.62
Andhra University is ranked #41 in Overall for NIRF 2025 with a score of 56.62.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 75.9% → 84.9%; latest median salary ₹7.58L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 761 graduates
84.9%
  • 646 placed — 84.9% of the batch
  • 115 chose higher studies
  • 0 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹7.58L

Half of the 646 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹7.58L
Placement rate
84.9%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 75.9% to 84.9%. The reported median salary moved from ₹4.35L in 2017-18 to ₹7.58L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 2,345 / 2,901 80.8% ₹6.5L
2022-23 2,499 / 2,959 84.5% ₹6.62L
2023-24 2,067 / 2,432 85.0% ₹6.7L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students9,235All reported programmes
From outside the state51.9%4,791 students
International461Students from outside India
Women61.0%5,634 students
Full fee reimbursement1,934Funded by the institution
Largest programme group5,260PG [2 Year Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars725451 full-time · 274 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-24680446 in 2021-22 → 680 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects92Peak reported year 2023-24
RPC pillar score26.4Was 18.6 in 2017

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹365.87 Cr → ₹608.24 Cr.

Faculty & staff salaries₹608.24 Cr₹365.87 Cr in 2017-18 → +66%
Academic maintenance₹86.93 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹102.01 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹6.16 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹365.87 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹608.24 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹6.16 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹102.01 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 40.3 → 75.3. Research (RPC) is the lowest latest pillar.

What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Andhra University improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (40.3 → 75.3). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 86.6, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 26.4.

Questions about Andhra University

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

Andhra University ranking questions

What is Andhra University NIRF ranking 2025?

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #23 with a score of 59.20.

Which NIRF categories include Andhra University in 2025?

Andhra University appears in the NIRF 2025 University and Overall ranking categories on this profile.

Is Andhra University, Visakhapatnam private or government?

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Andhra University, Visakhapatnam located?

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam is listed in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of Andhra University graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹7.58L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 646 of 761 graduates placed (84.9%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹6.7L.

What is Andhra University's best NIRF category?

University is its best current result at #23 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 59.20.

How many students does Andhra University have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 9,235 students, including 4,791 from outside the state and 461 international students.

Is Andhra University improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 18.6 in 2017 to 26.4 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 725 PhD scholars.

How much does Andhra University spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹608.24 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹102.01 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹6.16 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.