NIRF 2025

University of Lucknow NIRF ranking 2025

Explore University of Lucknow NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Law #29 in NIRF 2025.

University of Lucknow

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · NIRF ID IR-L-U-0524

Government Best in 2025: Law #29 3 categories in 2025 15,230 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

University of Lucknow is a government institution in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Its best current NIRF result is #29 in Law (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 66.2% and a ₹7.99L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 15,230 students.

₹7.99LUG median salary
2023-24
66.2% UG placed
196 / 296
#29Law rank
NIRF 2025
1,115PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Law journey & 2025 category scoreboard

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

UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#98 Score47.26
University of Lucknow is ranked #98 in University for NIRF 2025 with a score of 47.26.
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#100 Score44.53
University of Lucknow is ranked #100 in Management for NIRF 2025 with a score of 44.53.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 81.0% → 66.2%; latest median salary ₹7.99L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 296 graduates
66.2%
  • 196 placed — 66.2% of the batch
  • 100 chose higher studies
  • 0 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹7.99L

Half of the 196 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹7.99L
Placement rate
66.2%

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 fell from 81.0% to 66.2%. The reported median salary moved from ₹5.66L in 2020-21 to ₹7.99L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 1,218 / 2,690 45.3% ₹7.21L
2022-23 1,249 / 3,087 40.5% ₹7.46L
2023-24 1,923 / 3,059 62.9% ₹7.86L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students15,230All reported programmes
From outside the state46.3%7,057 students
International1,000Students from outside India
Women53.4%8,130 students
Full fee reimbursement198Funded by the institution
Largest programme group8,000UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars1,1151,025 full-time · 90 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-24459323 in 2021-22 → 459 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects188Peak reported year 2023-24
RPC pillar score19.5Was 19.1 in 2024

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹139.84 Cr → ₹208.69 Cr.

Faculty & staff salaries₹208.69 Cr₹139.84 Cr in 2020-21 → +49%
Academic maintenance₹40.56 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹8.21 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹3.65 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2020-21–2023-24

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: ₹139.84 Cr in 2020-21 to ₹208.69 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹3.65 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹8.21 Cr.

Official sources

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

The five NIRF pillars

Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) improved most: 54.2 → 59.7. 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. University of Lucknow improved most in Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) (54.2 → 59.7). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 88.2, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 19.5.

Questions about University of Lucknow

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

University of Lucknow ranking questions

What is University of Lucknow NIRF ranking 2025?

University of Lucknow's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Law rank #29 with a score of 55.85.

Which NIRF categories include University of Lucknow in 2025?

University of Lucknow appears in the NIRF 2025 Law, University and Management ranking categories on this profile.

Is University of Lucknow private or government?

University of Lucknow is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is University of Lucknow located?

University of Lucknow is listed in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of University of Lucknow graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹7.99L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 196 of 296 graduates placed (66.2%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹7.86L.

What is University of Lucknow's best NIRF category?

Law is its best current result at #29 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 55.85.

How many students does University of Lucknow have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 15,230 students, including 7,057 from outside the state and 1,000 international students.

Is University of Lucknow improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 19.1 in 2024 to 19.5 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 1,115 PhD scholars.

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

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹208.69 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹8.21 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹3.65 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.