NIRF 2025

LPU NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Lovely Professional University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Pharmacy #13 in NIRF 2025.

Lovely Professional University

Phagwara, Punjab · NIRF ID IR-P-U-0379

Private institution Best in 2025: Pharmacy #13 9 categories in 2025 35,676 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Lovely Professional University is a private institution in Phagwara, Punjab. Its best current NIRF result is #13 in Pharmacy (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 85.8% and a ₹7.4L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 35,676 students.

₹7.4LUG median salary
2023-24
85.8% UG placed
4,417 / 5,150
#49Overall rank
NIRF 2025
2,024PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Pharmacy journey & 2025 category scoreboard

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

AgricultureNIRF 2025 Rank#17 Score57.61
LPU is ranked #17 in Agriculture for NIRF 2025 with a score of 57.61.
ArchitectureNIRF 2025 Rank#24 Score56.11
LPU is ranked #24 in Architecture for NIRF 2025 with a score of 56.11.
LawNIRF 2025 Rank#26 Score57.98
LPU is ranked #26 in Law for NIRF 2025 with a score of 57.98.
UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#31 Score57.77
LPU is ranked #31 in University for NIRF 2025 with a score of 57.77.
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#40 Score48.72
LPU is ranked #40 in Research for NIRF 2025 with a score of 48.72.
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#44 Score55.00
LPU is ranked #44 in Management for NIRF 2025 with a score of 55.00.
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#48 Score55.99
LPU is ranked #48 in Engineering for NIRF 2025 with a score of 55.99.
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#49 Score55.49
LPU is ranked #49 in Overall for NIRF 2025 with a score of 55.49.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 40.7% → 85.8%; latest median salary ₹7.4L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 5,150 graduates
85.8%
  • 4,417 placed — 85.8% of the batch
  • 400 chose higher studies
  • 333 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹7.4L

Half of the 4,417 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹7.4L
Placement rate
85.8%

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 40.7% to 85.8%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.1L in 2017-18 to ₹7.4L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 1,129 / 1,651 68.4% ₹6.75L
2022-23 1,585 / 2,043 77.6% ₹6L
2023-24 2,127 / 2,525 84.2% ₹6.3L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students35,676All reported programmes
From outside the state86.5%30,877 students
International1,648Students from outside India
Women27.8%9,924 students
Full fee reimbursement6,046Funded by the institution
Largest programme group23,367UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars2,024899 full-time · 1,125 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-24283179 in 2021-22 → 283 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects1,014Peak reported year 2022-23
RPC pillar score80.5Was 35.2 in 2018

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹126.6 Cr → ₹267.63 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.

Faculty & staff salaries₹267.63 Cr₹126.6 Cr in 2017-18 → +111%
Academic maintenance₹116.64 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹3.2 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹0.62 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: ₹126.6 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹267.63 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.62 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹3.2 Cr.

Official sources

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

The five NIRF pillars

Research (RPC) improved most: 35.2 → 80.5. Graduation Outcomes (GO) 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. LPU improved most in Research (RPC) (35.2 → 80.5). Its latest strongest pillar is Research (RPC) at 80.5, while Graduation Outcomes (GO) is lowest at 54.9.

Questions about LPU

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

LPU ranking questions

What is LPU NIRF ranking 2025?

Lovely Professional University's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Pharmacy rank #13 with a score of 68.59.

Which NIRF categories include LPU in 2025?

LPU appears in the NIRF 2025 Pharmacy, Agriculture, Architecture, Law, University, Research, Management, Engineering and Overall ranking categories on this profile.

Is Lovely Professional University private or government?

Lovely Professional University is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Lovely Professional University located?

Lovely Professional University is listed in Phagwara, Punjab.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of LPU graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹7.4L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 4,417 of 5,150 graduates placed (85.8%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹6.3L.

What is LPU's best NIRF category?

Pharmacy is its best current result at #13 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 68.59.

How many students does LPU have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 35,676 students, including 30,877 from outside the state and 1,648 international students.

Is LPU improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 35.2 in 2018 to 80.5 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 2,024 PhD scholars.

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

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹267.63 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹3.2 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.62 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.