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NIRF 2023

NIRF 2023 College rankings

Q: What is the NIRF 2023 College ranking?

It is the official NIRF 2023 ranking list for the College category, with rank, score and institution details.

The official NIRF 2023 College ranking in this database contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House leads at rank 1 with a score of 74.81. Hindu College is second and Presidency College Chennai is third.

Among institutions classified by NIRFRank, 40 are government and 55 are private. PSGR Krishnammal College for Women is the leading private entry at rank 4 with a score of 71.05. The list covers 12 states and 40 cities. A smaller rank number is better, and scores should be compared only within the same category and year.

Movement compares each year with the preceding available edition. Newly listed means absent from the comparison year, not necessarily a first appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing. Rank changes alone do not explain changes in quality.

Highlights and changes in 2023

View full 2023 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2022 to 2023

Sacred Heart College (Autonomous) recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 40 places from rank 82 to 42. St. Xavier's College recorded the largest decline, moving down 44 places from rank 52 to 96. The 2023 list contains 12 institutions not present in the 2022 list, while 12 from 2022 are not present in 2023. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Change
42	Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	82	↑ 40 places
37	Stella Maris College for Women	76	↑ 39 places
50	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	80	↑ 30 places
96	St. Xavier's College	52	↓ 44 places
92	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	51	↓ 41 places
97	Indraprastha College for Women	61	↓ 36 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 12 newly listed and 12 no longer listed

2023 rank	Institution	Score	Status
58	The American College	55.04	Newly present
74	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women	54.09	Newly present
80	St. Aloysius College	53.87	Newly present
82	Guru Nanak College	53.66	Newly present
83	Government Institute of Science, Nagpur	53.54	Newly present
84	Delhi College of Arts & Commerce	53.51	Newly present
89	Dr. S. N. S. Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science	53.00	Newly present
90	National College	52.95	Newly present
95	N. G. M. College	52.59	Newly present
98	St. Francis College for Women	52.48	Newly present
99	Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science	52.45	Newly present
100	Scottish Church College	52.36	Newly present

2022 rank	Institution	Status
55	M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commerce	Not present in 2023
75	Institute of Home Economics	Not present in 2023
85	Government Victoria College	Not present in 2023
86	Lady Doak College	Not present in 2023
87	St. Xavier`s College	Not present in 2023
88	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	Not present in 2023
89	Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri P.O Kottayam	Not present in 2023
92	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	Not present in 2023
94	Andhra Loyola College	Not present in 2023
96	Scott Christian College	Not present in 2023
99	Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College	Not present in 2023
100	Vellalar College for Women	Not present in 2023

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NIRF 2022 College rankings

The published 2022 College list contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 78.00. Loyola College Chennai is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 4 with a score of 71.00.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	1	No change	78.00
2	Hindu College	9	↑ 7	71.86
3	Presidency College	7	↑ 4	71.67
4	Loyola College	3	↓ 1	71.00
5	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	2	↓ 3	70.83
6	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	6	No change	70.68
7	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	12	↑ 5	70.46
8	St. Xavier`s College	4	↓ 4	69.54
9	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	5	↓ 4	69.24
10	Kirori Mal College	17	↑ 7	68.53
11	St. Stephens's College	8	↓ 3	68.30
12	Shri Ram College of Commerce	10	↓ 2	67.89
13	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	15	↑ 2	67.56
14	Hans Raj College	14	No change	67.38
14	Sri Venkateswara College	11	↓ 3	67.38
16	Lady Irwin College	24	↑ 8	66.25
17	Madras Christian College	18	↑ 1	65.72
18	Acharya Narendra Dev College	20	↑ 2	65.46
19	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	21	↑ 2	65.17
20	PSG College of Arts and Science	19	↓ 1	64.56
21	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	13	↓ 8	64.25
22	Thiagarajar College	23	↑ 1	63.59
23	Gargi College	16	↓ 7	62.50
24	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	25	↑ 1	61.91
25	Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences	32	↑ 7	61.65
26	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	27	↑ 1	61.60
27	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	31	↑ 4	61.43
28	Deshbandhu College	60	↑ 32	61.02
29	Daulat Ram College	26	↓ 3	60.93
30	V.O. Chidambaram College	54	↑ 24	60.34
31	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	36	↑ 5	60.31
32	Government Arts College	42	↑ 10	60.07
33	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	27	↓ 6	59.77
34	Maitreyi College	35	↑ 1	59.50
35	Dyal Singh College	29	↓ 6	59.45
36	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	37	↑ 1	58.88
37	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	45	↑ 8	58.62
38	Madras School of Social Work	30	↓ 8	58.59
39	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	39	No change	58.15
40	Kamala Nehru College	33	↓ 7	57.87
41	Ramanujan College	53	↑ 12	57.31
42	I.C.College of Home Science	38	↓ 4	57.16
43	Bishop Heber College	43	No change	56.83
44	Jesus & Mary College	41	↓ 3	56.73
45	Pachhunga University College	—	New	56.32
46	Govt Home Science College	78	↑ 32	56.26
47	Queen Mary`s College	55	↑ 8	56.12
48	Maharaja Agrasen College	52	↑ 4	55.76
49	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	47	↓ 2	55.48
50	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	44	↓ 6	55.41
51	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	94	↑ 43	55.39
52	St. Xavier's College	57	↑ 5	55.33
53	Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	46	↓ 7	55.28
54	Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	75	↑ 21	55.18
55	M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commerce	62	↑ 7	54.99
56	Mar Athanasius College	86	↑ 30	54.94
57	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	96	↑ 39	54.86
58	Bishop Moore College	89	↑ 31	54.81
59	Sacred Heart College	63	↑ 4	54.79
60	Maharaja's College, Ernakulam	92	↑ 32	54.67
61	Indraprastha College for Women	68	↑ 7	54.64
62	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	79	↑ 17	54.63
63	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	64	↑ 1	54.62
63	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	—	New	54.62
65	Ethiraj College for Women	51	↓ 14	54.55
66	Ramjas College	75	↑ 9	54.47
67	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	49	↓ 18	54.41
68	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	67	↓ 1	54.32
69	College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan	71	↑ 2	54.27
70	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	48	↓ 22	54.20
70	Shivaji College	70	No change	54.20
72	Women`s Christian College	40	↓ 32	54.19
73	Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College - Autonomous	—	New	54.18
74	Bethune College	77	↑ 3	54.04
75	Institute of Home Economics	—	New	53.93
76	Stella Maris College for Women	58	↓ 18	53.92
77	Shyam Lal College	—	New	53.80
78	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	69	↓ 9	53.59
79	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	65	↓ 14	53.51
80	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	50	↓ 30	53.48
81	CMS College Kottayam	93	↑ 12	53.03
82	Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	—	New	53.02
83	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	66	↓ 17	52.94
84	Keshav Mahavidyalya	—	New	52.88
85	Government Victoria College	99	↑ 14	52.78
86	Lady Doak College	87	↑ 1	52.76
87	St. Xavier`s College	—	New	52.64
88	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	59	↓ 29	52.60
89	Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri P.O Kottayam	89	No change	52.47
90	Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	84	↓ 6	52.46
91	Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Kanyakumari Dist.	—	New	52.43
92	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	—	New	52.41
93	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	74	↓ 19	52.39
94	Andhra Loyola College	34	↓ 60	52.38
94	Women's Christian College	91	↓ 3	52.38
96	Scott Christian College	56	↓ 40	52.34
97	Midnapore College	—	New	52.28
97	Union Christian College	—	New	52.28
99	Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College	—	New	52.16
100	Vellalar College for Women	82	↓ 18	52.09

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2021 to 2022

Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 43 places from rank 94 to 51. Andhra Loyola College recorded the largest decline, moving down 60 places from rank 34 to 94. The 2022 list contains 13 institutions not present in the 2021 list, while 13 from 2021 are not present in 2022. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change
51	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	94	↑ 43 places
57	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	96	↑ 39 places
28	Deshbandhu College	60	↑ 32 places
94	Andhra Loyola College	34	↓ 60 places
96	Scott Christian College	56	↓ 40 places
72	Women`s Christian College	40	↓ 32 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 13 newly listed and 13 no longer listed

2022 rank	Institution	Score	Status
45	Pachhunga University College	56.32	Newly present
63	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	54.62	Newly present
73	Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College - Autonomous	54.18	Newly present
75	Institute of Home Economics	53.93	Newly present
77	Shyam Lal College	53.80	Newly present
82	Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	53.02	Newly present
84	Keshav Mahavidyalya	52.88	Newly present
87	St. Xavier`s College	52.64	Newly present
91	Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Kanyakumari Dist.	52.43	Newly present
92	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	52.41	Newly present
97	Midnapore College	52.28	Newly present
97	Union Christian College	52.28	Newly present
99	Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College	52.16	Newly present

2021 rank	Institution	Status
22	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	Not present in 2022
61	Government Institute of Science, Nagpur	Not present in 2022
72	N. G. M. College	Not present in 2022
73	Farook College, Kozhikkode	Not present in 2022
80	Mar Thoma College	Not present in 2022
81	S S Jain Subodh P G College, Jaipur	Not present in 2022
82	Government College	Not present in 2022
85	St. Francis College for Women	Not present in 2022
88	Government Institute of Forensic Science	Not present in 2022
95	St. Aloysius College	Not present in 2022
97	Government Brennen College	Not present in 2022
98	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	Not present in 2022
100	Sri Sarada College for Women(Autonomous)	Not present in 2022

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NIRF 2021 College rankings

The published 2021 College list contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 75.42. Lady Shri Ram College For Women is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 2 with a score of 69.44.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	1	No change	75.42
2	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	2	No change	69.44
3	Loyola College	6	↑ 3	69.28
4	St. Xavier`s College	7	↑ 3	67.41
5	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	7	↑ 2	67.26
6	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	10	↑ 4	67.14
7	Presidency College	5	↓ 2	66.96
8	St. Stephens's College	4	↓ 4	66.71
9	Hindu College	3	↓ 6	66.51
10	Shri Ram College of Commerce	12	↑ 2	66.39
11	Sri Venkateswara College	14	↑ 3	66.24
12	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	13	↑ 1	66.17
13	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	15	↑ 2	64.90
14	Hans Raj College	9	↓ 5	64.65
15	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	11	↓ 4	64.45
16	Gargi College	16	No change	64.37
17	Kirori Mal College	19	↑ 2	64.30
18	Madras Christian College	17	↓ 1	63.90
19	PSG College of Arts and Science	25	↑ 6	62.93
20	Acharya Narendra Dev College	18	↓ 2	62.85
21	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	20	↓ 1	62.50
22	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	24	↑ 2	61.19
23	Thiagarajar College	22	↓ 1	60.61
24	Lady Irwin College	32	↑ 8	60.11
25	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	23	↓ 2	59.58
26	Daulat Ram College	26	No change	59.22
27	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	29	↑ 2	59.09
27	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	31	↑ 4	59.09
29	Dyal Singh College	21	↓ 8	58.98
30	Madras School of Social Work	33	↑ 3	58.59
31	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	28	↓ 3	58.23
32	Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences	—	New	58.00
33	Kamala Nehru College	43	↑ 10	57.68
34	Andhra Loyola College	36	↑ 2	57.47
35	Maitreyi College	35	No change	57.33
36	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	70	↑ 34	57.30
37	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	67	↑ 30	57.17
38	I.C.College of Home Science	49	↑ 11	57.15
39	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	30	↓ 9	56.86
40	Women`s Christian College	38	↓ 2	56.18
41	Jesus & Mary College	37	↓ 4	56.15
42	Government Arts College	34	↓ 8	56.05
43	Bishop Heber College	39	↓ 4	55.97
44	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	48	↑ 4	55.64
45	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	47	↑ 2	55.63
46	Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	40	↓ 6	55.62
47	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	53	↑ 6	55.49
48	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	65	↑ 17	55.16
49	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	66	↑ 17	55.09
50	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	56	↑ 6	55.01
51	Ethiraj College for Women	46	↓ 5	54.77
52	Maharaja Agrasen College	45	↓ 7	54.76
53	Ramanujan College	61	↑ 8	54.68
54	V.O. Chidambaram College	68	↑ 14	54.61
55	Queen Mary`s College	41	↓ 14	54.58
56	Scott Christian College	27	↓ 29	54.48
57	St. Xavier's College	59	↑ 2	54.40
58	Stella Maris College for Women	64	↑ 6	54.27
59	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	85	↑ 26	54.15
60	Deshbandhu College	96	↑ 36	53.99
61	Government Institute of Science, Nagpur	—	New	53.93
62	M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commerce	—	New	53.88
63	Sacred Heart College	55	↓ 8	53.63
64	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	63	↓ 1	53.61
65	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	54	↓ 11	53.55
66	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	58	↓ 8	53.42
67	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	50	↓ 17	53.22
68	Indraprastha College for Women	43	↓ 25	53.18
69	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	60	↓ 9	53.13
70	Shivaji College	51	↓ 19	53.00
71	College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan	62	↓ 9	52.86
72	N. G. M. College	—	New	52.61
73	Farook College, Kozhikkode	88	↑ 15	52.49
74	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	72	↓ 2	52.31
75	Ramjas College	—	New	52.27
75	Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	80	↑ 5	52.27
77	Bethune College	88	↑ 11	52.23
78	Govt Home Science College	86	↑ 8	52.22
79	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	79	No change	52.17
80	Mar Thoma College	84	↑ 4	52.01
81	S S Jain Subodh P G College, Jaipur	—	New	51.89
82	Vellalar College for Women	87	↑ 5	51.84
82	Government College	83	↑ 1	51.84
84	Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	—	New	51.65
85	St. Francis College for Women	73	↓ 12	51.58
86	Mar Athanasius College	—	New	51.46
87	Lady Doak College	52	↓ 35	51.38
88	Government Institute of Forensic Science	—	New	51.34
89	Bishop Moore College	76	↓ 13	51.24
89	Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri P.O Kottayam	80	↓ 9	51.24
91	Women's Christian College	78	↓ 13	51.22
92	Maharaja's College, Ernakulam	—	New	51.13
93	CMS College Kottayam	—	New	50.90
94	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	57	↓ 37	50.84
95	St. Aloysius College	—	New	50.82
96	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	42	↓ 54	50.64
97	Government Brennen College	—	New	50.58
98	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	—	New	50.49
99	Government Victoria College	—	New	50.37
100	Sri Sarada College for Women(Autonomous)	—	New	50.35

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2020 to 2021

Deshbandhu College recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 36 places from rank 96 to 60. Fergusson College (Autonomous) recorded the largest decline, moving down 54 places from rank 42 to 96. The 2021 list contains 16 institutions not present in the 2020 list, while 16 from 2020 are not present in 2021. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change
60	Deshbandhu College	96	↑ 36 places
36	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	70	↑ 34 places
37	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	67	↑ 30 places
96	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	42	↓ 54 places
94	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	57	↓ 37 places
87	Lady Doak College	52	↓ 35 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 16 newly listed and 16 no longer listed

2021 rank	Institution	Score	Status
32	Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences	58.00	Newly present
61	Government Institute of Science, Nagpur	53.93	Newly present
62	M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commerce	53.88	Newly present
72	N. G. M. College	52.61	Newly present
75	Ramjas College	52.27	Newly present
81	S S Jain Subodh P G College, Jaipur	51.89	Newly present
84	Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	51.65	Newly present
86	Mar Athanasius College	51.46	Newly present
88	Government Institute of Forensic Science	51.34	Newly present
92	Maharaja's College, Ernakulam	51.13	Newly present
93	CMS College Kottayam	50.90	Newly present
95	St. Aloysius College	50.82	Newly present
97	Government Brennen College	50.58	Newly present
98	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	50.49	Newly present
99	Government Victoria College	50.37	Newly present
100	Sri Sarada College for Women(Autonomous)	50.35	Newly present

2020 rank	Institution	Status
69	Shyam Lal College	Not present in 2021
71	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	Not present in 2021
74	Fatima College	Not present in 2021
75	Loreto College	Not present in 2021
77	Keshav Mahavidyalya	Not present in 2021
82	CMS College of Science and Commerce	Not present in 2021
90	Mahendra Arts & Science College	Not present in 2021
90	St. Xavier`s College	Not present in 2021
92	Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College	Not present in 2021
93	Mahatma Gandhi College	Not present in 2021
94	Lady Brabourne College	Not present in 2021
95	Nehru Arts and Science College	Not present in 2021
97	St. Alberts College	Not present in 2021
98	Government Arts College	Not present in 2021
99	Vimala College, Thrissur	Not present in 2021
100	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	Not present in 2021

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NIRF 2020 College rankings

The published 2020 College list contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 77.23. Lady Shri Ram College For Women is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 2 with a score of 72.08.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	1	No change	77.23
2	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	5	↑ 3	72.08
3	Hindu College	2	↓ 1	70.44
4	St. Stephens's College	4	No change	69.67
5	Presidency College	3	↓ 2	68.89
6	Loyola College	6	No change	68.03
7	St. Xavier`s College	10	↑ 3	67.59
7	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	11	↑ 4	67.59
9	Hans Raj College	9	No change	67.23
10	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	22	↑ 12	66.63
11	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	8	↓ 3	66.58
12	Shri Ram College of Commerce	7	↓ 5	66.29
13	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	14	↑ 1	66.15
14	Sri Venkateswara College	19	↑ 5	66.04
15	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	16	↑ 1	65.32
16	Gargi College	12	↓ 4	64.53
17	Madras Christian College	13	↓ 4	64.36
18	Acharya Narendra Dev College	24	↑ 6	63.10
19	Kirori Mal College	18	↓ 1	62.58
20	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	15	↓ 5	62.36
21	Dyal Singh College	20	↓ 1	62.20
22	Thiagarajar College	34	↑ 12	61.29
23	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	23	No change	61.08
24	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	26	↑ 2	61.01
25	PSG College of Arts and Science	17	↓ 8	60.74
26	Daulat Ram College	37	↑ 11	60.40
27	Scott Christian College	30	↑ 3	59.98
28	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	35	↑ 7	59.36
29	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	53	↑ 24	58.56
30	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	28	↓ 2	58.35
31	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	39	↑ 8	58.27
32	Lady Irwin College	21	↓ 11	58.25
33	Madras School of Social Work	65	↑ 32	57.99
34	Government Arts College	33	↓ 1	57.81
35	Maitreyi College	38	↑ 3	57.70
36	Andhra Loyola College	45	↑ 9	57.64
37	Jesus & Mary College	25	↓ 12	57.29
38	Women`s Christian College	32	↓ 6	56.78
39	Bishop Heber College	44	↑ 5	56.65
40	Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	47	↑ 7	56.56
41	Queen Mary`s College	40	↓ 1	56.28
42	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	27	↓ 15	56.04
43	Indraprastha College for Women	46	↑ 3	55.90
43	Kamala Nehru College	43	No change	55.90
45	Maharaja Agrasen College	47	↑ 2	55.88
46	Ethiraj College for Women	36	↓ 10	55.76
47	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	64	↑ 17	55.60
48	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	29	↓ 19	55.51
49	I.C.College of Home Science	—	New	54.93
50	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	74	↑ 24	54.91
51	Shivaji College	54	↑ 3	54.76
52	Lady Doak College	79	↑ 27	54.67
53	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	63	↑ 10	54.63
54	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	59	↑ 5	54.53
55	Sacred Heart College	57	↑ 2	54.52
56	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	49	↓ 7	54.38
57	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	70	↑ 13	54.11
58	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	51	↓ 7	53.94
59	St. Xavier's College	56	↓ 3	53.93
60	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	82	↑ 22	53.82
61	Ramanujan College	100	↑ 39	53.73
62	College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan	—	New	53.66
63	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	54	↓ 9	53.42
64	Stella Maris College for Women	58	↓ 6	53.36
65	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	59	↓ 6	53.32
66	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	85	↑ 19	53.27
67	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	31	↓ 36	53.22
68	V.O. Chidambaram College	77	↑ 9	53.08
69	Shyam Lal College	41	↓ 28	52.70
70	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	51	↓ 19	52.68
71	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	87	↑ 16	52.40
72	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	61	↓ 11	52.37
73	St. Francis College for Women	95	↑ 22	52.28
74	Fatima College	94	↑ 20	52.20
75	Loreto College	76	↑ 1	52.17
76	Bishop Moore College	—	New	52.04
77	Keshav Mahavidyalya	75	↓ 2	51.92
78	Women's Christian College	81	↑ 3	51.75
79	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	62	↓ 17	51.60
80	Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri P.O Kottayam	—	New	51.55
80	Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	84	↑ 4	51.55
82	CMS College of Science and Commerce	86	↑ 4	51.49
83	Government College	—	New	51.39
84	Mar Thoma College	92	↑ 8	51.37
85	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	67	↓ 18	51.33
86	Govt Home Science College	72	↓ 14	51.28
87	Vellalar College for Women	72	↓ 15	51.25
88	Bethune College	50	↓ 38	51.23
88	Farook College, Kozhikkode	71	↓ 17	51.23
90	Mahendra Arts & Science College	—	New	51.14
90	St. Xavier`s College	96	↑ 6	51.14
92	Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College	—	New	50.89
93	Mahatma Gandhi College	68	↓ 25	50.59
94	Lady Brabourne College	—	New	50.47
95	Nehru Arts and Science College	—	New	50.46
96	Deshbandhu College	—	New	50.38
97	St. Alberts College	—	New	50.34
98	Government Arts College	69	↓ 29	50.22
99	Vimala College, Thrissur	—	New	50.20
100	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	83	↓ 17	50.13

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2019 to 2020

Ramanujan College recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 39 places from rank 100 to 61. Bethune College recorded the largest decline, moving down 38 places from rank 50 to 88. The 2020 list contains 12 institutions not present in the 2019 list, while 12 from 2019 are not present in 2020. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change
61	Ramanujan College	100	↑ 39 places
33	Madras School of Social Work	65	↑ 32 places
52	Lady Doak College	79	↑ 27 places
88	Bethune College	50	↓ 38 places
67	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	31	↓ 36 places
98	Government Arts College	69	↓ 29 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 12 newly listed and 12 no longer listed

2020 rank	Institution	Score	Status
49	I.C.College of Home Science	54.93	Newly present
62	College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan	53.66	Newly present
76	Bishop Moore College	52.04	Newly present
80	Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri P.O Kottayam	51.55	Newly present
83	Government College	51.39	Newly present
90	Mahendra Arts & Science College	51.14	Newly present
92	Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College	50.89	Newly present
94	Lady Brabourne College	50.47	Newly present
95	Nehru Arts and Science College	50.46	Newly present
96	Deshbandhu College	50.38	Newly present
97	St. Alberts College	50.34	Newly present
99	Vimala College, Thrissur	50.20	Newly present

2019 rank	Institution	Status
42	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology	Not present in 2020
66	Silver Jubilee Degree College	Not present in 2020
78	Newman College	Not present in 2020
80	T. K. M. College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2020
88	Christ College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2020
89	Kalindi College	Not present in 2020
90	Anna Adarsh College for Women	Not present in 2020
91	Justice Basher Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	Not present in 2020
93	Nirmalagiri College	Not present in 2020
97	Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women	Not present in 2020
98	Muthurangam Govt. Arts College	Not present in 2020
99	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	Not present in 2020

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NIRF 2019 College rankings

The published 2019 College list contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 73.72. St. Stephen's College is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 4 with a score of 67.55.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	1	No change	73.72
2	Hindu College	4	↑ 2	70.57
3	Presidency College	5	↑ 2	68.01
4	St. Stephens's College	2	↓ 2	67.55
5	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	8	↑ 3	66.71
6	Loyola College	6	No change	66.31
7	Shri Ram College of Commerce	7	No change	64.94
8	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	29	↑ 21	64.76
9	Hans Raj College	21	↑ 12	64.65
10	St. Xavier`s College	17	↑ 7	64.50
11	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	9	↓ 2	64.35
12	Gargi College	15	↑ 3	64.11
13	Madras Christian College	10	↓ 3	63.98
14	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	14	No change	63.55
15	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	40	↑ 25	63.53
16	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	13	↓ 3	62.66
17	PSG College of Arts and Science	11	↓ 6	62.42
18	Kirori Mal College	20	↑ 2	61.67
19	Sri Venkateswara College	24	↑ 5	61.28
20	Dyal Singh College	25	↑ 5	60.77
21	Lady Irwin College	12	↓ 9	60.53
22	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	16	↓ 6	59.77
23	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	18	↓ 5	59.37
24	Acharya Narendra Dev College	27	↑ 3	58.42
25	Jesus & Mary College	50	↑ 25	58.37
26	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	48	↑ 22	58.29
27	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	19	↓ 8	58.10
28	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	23	↓ 5	57.94
29	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	36	↑ 7	57.86
30	Scott Christian College	37	↑ 7	57.69
31	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	53	↑ 22	57.57
32	Women`s Christian College	22	↓ 10	57.44
33	Government Arts College	33	No change	57.19
34	Thiagarajar College	44	↑ 10	57.11
35	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	43	↑ 8	55.38
36	Ethiraj College for Women	38	↑ 2	55.30
37	Daulat Ram College	—	New	55.29
38	Maitreyi College	86	↑ 48	54.85
39	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	28	↓ 11	54.70
40	Queen Mary`s College	77	↑ 37	54.65
41	Shyam Lal College	61	↑ 20	54.52
42	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology	62	↑ 20	54.14
43	Kamala Nehru College	—	New	54.00
44	Bishop Heber College	—	New	53.89
45	Andhra Loyola College	56	↑ 11	53.77
46	Indraprastha College for Women	52	↑ 6	53.19
47	Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	—	New	53.03
47	Maharaja Agrasen College	32	↓ 15	53.03
49	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	—	New	52.93
50	Bethune College	—	New	52.91
51	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	47	↓ 4	52.81
51	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	67	↑ 16	52.81
53	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	64	↑ 11	52.73
54	Shivaji College	59	↑ 5	52.70
54	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	79	↑ 25	52.70
56	St. Xavier's College	65	↑ 9	52.63
57	Sacred Heart College	41	↓ 16	52.62
58	Stella Maris College for Women	30	↓ 28	52.57
59	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	83	↑ 24	52.27
59	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	39	↓ 20	52.27
61	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	55	↓ 6	52.26
62	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	46	↓ 16	52.20
63	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	51	↓ 12	52.14
64	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	76	↑ 12	51.94
65	Madras School of Social Work	49	↓ 16	51.80
66	Silver Jubilee Degree College	35	↓ 31	51.76
67	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	91	↑ 24	51.59
68	Mahatma Gandhi College	88	↑ 20	51.56
69	Government Arts College	—	New	51.50
70	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	—	New	51.33
71	Farook College, Kozhikkode	—	New	51.29
72	Govt Home Science College	—	New	51.27
72	Vellalar College for Women	57	↓ 15	51.27
74	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	54	↓ 20	51.26
75	Keshav Mahavidyalya	100	↑ 25	51.24
76	Loreto College	31	↓ 45	51.19
77	V.O. Chidambaram College	—	New	51.12
78	Newman College	—	New	51.09
79	Lady Doak College	81	↑ 2	51.08
80	T. K. M. College of Arts and Science	45	↓ 35	51.04
81	Women's Christian College	70	↓ 11	51.02
82	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	34	↓ 48	50.94
83	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	—	New	50.68
84	Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	—	New	50.41
85	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	42	↓ 43	50.17
86	CMS College of Science and Commerce	72	↓ 14	50.13
87	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	—	New	50.10
88	Christ College (Autonomous)	63	↓ 25	49.98
89	Kalindi College	—	New	49.92
90	Anna Adarsh College for Women	95	↑ 5	49.90
91	Justice Basher Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	—	New	49.81
92	Mar Thoma College	—	New	49.79
93	Nirmalagiri College	87	↓ 6	49.76
94	Fatima College	65	↓ 29	49.75
95	St. Francis College for Women	—	New	49.70
96	St. Xavier`s College	74	↓ 22	49.34
97	Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women	58	↓ 39	49.25
98	Muthurangam Govt. Arts College	—	New	49.16
99	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	82	↓ 17	49.13
100	Ramanujan College	26	↓ 74	49.03

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2018 to 2019

Maitreyi College recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 48 places from rank 86 to 38. Ramanujan College recorded the largest decline, moving down 74 places from rank 26 to 100. The 2019 list contains 20 institutions not present in the 2018 list, while 19 from 2018 are not present in 2019. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change
38	Maitreyi College	86	↑ 48 places
40	Queen Mary`s College	77	↑ 37 places
15	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	40	↑ 25 places
100	Ramanujan College	26	↓ 74 places
82	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	34	↓ 48 places
76	Loreto College	31	↓ 45 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 20 newly listed and 19 no longer listed

2019 rank	Institution	Score	Status
37	Daulat Ram College	55.29	Newly present
43	Kamala Nehru College	54.00	Newly present
44	Bishop Heber College	53.89	Newly present
47	Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	53.03	Newly present
49	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	52.93	Newly present
50	Bethune College	52.91	Newly present
69	Government Arts College	51.50	Newly present
70	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	51.33	Newly present
71	Farook College, Kozhikkode	51.29	Newly present
72	Govt Home Science College	51.27	Newly present
77	V.O. Chidambaram College	51.12	Newly present
78	Newman College	51.09	Newly present
83	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	50.68	Newly present
84	Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	50.41	Newly present
87	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	50.10	Newly present
89	Kalindi College	49.92	Newly present
91	Justice Basher Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	49.81	Newly present
92	Mar Thoma College	49.79	Newly present
95	St. Francis College for Women	49.70	Newly present
98	Muthurangam Govt. Arts College	49.16	Newly present

2018 rank	Institution	Status
60	St. Josephs Arts & Science College	Not present in 2019
68	Govt. Post-Graduate College for Girls	Not present in 2019
69	Kuriakose Gregorios College	Not present in 2019
71	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	Not present in 2019
73	College of Vocational Studies	Not present in 2019
74	National College	Not present in 2019
77	Vimala College, Thrissur	Not present in 2019
80	Lakshmi Bai College	Not present in 2019
84	Marian College	Not present in 2019
85	V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	Not present in 2019
89	Kongu Arts & Science College	Not present in 2019
90	The American College	Not present in 2019
92	Bishop Moore College	Not present in 2019
93	Bharati Vidyapeeth`s College of Fine Arts	Not present in 2019
94	St. Aloysius College	Not present in 2019
96	Mahendra Arts & Science College	Not present in 2019
97	St. Joseph's College	Not present in 2019
98	Rathinam College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2019
99	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening)	Not present in 2019

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NIRF 2018 College rankings

The published 2018 College list contains 99 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 71.00. St. Stephen's College is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 2 with a score of 70.77.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	1	No change	71.00
2	St. Stephens's College	—	New	70.77
4	Hindu College	—	New	67.46
5	Presidency College	—	New	66.21
6	Loyola College	—	New	66.06
7	Shri Ram College of Commerce	3	↓ 4	63.98
8	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	7	↓ 1	63.53
9	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	—	New	62.79
10	Madras Christian College	—	New	60.74
11	PSG College of Arts and Science	—	New	60.34
12	Lady Irwin College	—	New	60.04
13	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	9	↓ 4	59.76
14	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	—	New	59.55
15	Gargi College	—	New	59.46
16	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	—	New	59.39
17	St. Xavier`s College	—	New	58.45
18	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	—	New	57.51
19	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	—	New	57.37
20	Kirori Mal College	—	New	57.32
21	Hans Raj College	—	New	57.19
22	Women`s Christian College	—	New	57.18
23	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	—	New	56.96
24	Sri Venkateswara College	—	New	56.62
25	Dyal Singh College	—	New	56.43
26	Ramanujan College	—	New	56.13
27	Acharya Narendra Dev College	—	New	55.99
28	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	—	New	54.41
29	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	78	↑ 49	53.95
30	Stella Maris College for Women	—	New	53.66
31	Loreto College	—	New	53.55
32	Maharaja Agrasen College	—	New	53.35
33	Government Arts College	—	New	53.16
34	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	31	↓ 3	53.13
35	Silver Jubilee Degree College	—	New	53.12
36	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	—	New	53.09
37	Scott Christian College	—	New	53.08
38	Ethiraj College for Women	16	↓ 22	52.92
39	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	—	New	52.83
40	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	—	New	52.71
41	Sacred Heart College	—	New	52.52
42	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	—	New	52.51
43	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	—	New	52.00
44	Thiagarajar College	—	New	51.93
45	T. K. M. College of Arts and Science	—	New	51.46
46	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	—	New	51.43
47	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	—	New	51.35
48	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	—	New	51.17
49	Madras School of Social Work	—	New	50.57
50	Jesus & Mary College	—	New	50.48
51	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	—	New	50.47
52	Indraprastha College for Women	—	New	49.91
53	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	—	New	49.85
54	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	—	New	49.83
55	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	29	↓ 26	49.65
56	Andhra Loyola College	24	↓ 32	49.45
57	Vellalar College for Women	—	New	49.27
58	Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women	—	New	49.20
59	Shivaji College	—	New	49.15
60	St. Josephs Arts & Science College	—	New	49.12
61	Shyam Lal College	—	New	48.98
62	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology	—	New	48.95
63	Christ College (Autonomous)	—	New	48.80
64	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	22	↓ 42	48.75
65	Fatima College	—	New	48.73
65	St. Xavier's College	—	New	48.73
67	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	—	New	48.67
68	Govt. Post-Graduate College for Girls	—	New	48.57
69	Kuriakose Gregorios College	—	New	48.52
70	Women's Christian College	—	New	48.48
71	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	—	New	47.96
72	CMS College of Science and Commerce	—	New	47.92
73	College of Vocational Studies	—	New	47.82
74	National College	—	New	47.81
74	St. Xavier`s College	40	↓ 34	47.81
76	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	—	New	47.78
77	Queen Mary`s College	—	New	47.53
77	Vimala College, Thrissur	—	New	47.53
79	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	—	New	47.43
80	Lakshmi Bai College	—	New	47.33
81	Lady Doak College	—	New	47.21
82	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	—	New	47.12
83	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	—	New	46.98
84	Marian College	—	New	46.85
85	V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	—	New	46.76
86	Maitreyi College	—	New	46.73
87	Nirmalagiri College	—	New	46.68
88	Mahatma Gandhi College	—	New	46.60
89	Kongu Arts & Science College	—	New	46.45
90	The American College	—	New	46.34
91	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	—	New	46.29
92	Bishop Moore College	—	New	46.22
93	Bharati Vidyapeeth`s College of Fine Arts	—	New	46.19
94	St. Aloysius College	—	New	46.10
95	Anna Adarsh College for Women	—	New	46.07
96	Mahendra Arts & Science College	67	↓ 29	45.93
97	St. Joseph's College	—	New	45.88
98	Rathinam College of Arts and Science	66	↓ 32	45.83
99	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening)	—	New	45.80
100	Keshav Mahavidyalya	15	↓ 85	45.78

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2017 to 2018

Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 49 places from rank 78 to 29. Keshav Mahavidyalya recorded the largest decline, moving down 85 places from rank 15 to 100. The 2018 list contains 85 institutions not present in the 2017 list, while 86 from 2017 are not present in 2018. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change
29	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	78	↑ 49 places
100	Keshav Mahavidyalya	15	↓ 85 places
64	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	22	↓ 42 places
74	St. Xavier`s College	40	↓ 34 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 85 newly listed and 86 no longer listed

2018 rank	Institution	Score	Status
2	St. Stephens's College	70.77	Newly present
4	Hindu College	67.46	Newly present
5	Presidency College	66.21	Newly present
6	Loyola College	66.06	Newly present
9	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	62.79	Newly present
10	Madras Christian College	60.74	Newly present
11	PSG College of Arts and Science	60.34	Newly present
12	Lady Irwin College	60.04	Newly present
14	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	59.55	Newly present
15	Gargi College	59.46	Newly present
16	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	59.39	Newly present
17	St. Xavier`s College	58.45	Newly present
18	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	57.51	Newly present
19	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	57.37	Newly present
20	Kirori Mal College	57.32	Newly present
21	Hans Raj College	57.19	Newly present
22	Women`s Christian College	57.18	Newly present
23	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	56.96	Newly present
24	Sri Venkateswara College	56.62	Newly present
25	Dyal Singh College	56.43	Newly present
26	Ramanujan College	56.13	Newly present
27	Acharya Narendra Dev College	55.99	Newly present
28	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	54.41	Newly present
30	Stella Maris College for Women	53.66	Newly present
31	Loreto College	53.55	Newly present
32	Maharaja Agrasen College	53.35	Newly present
33	Government Arts College	53.16	Newly present
35	Silver Jubilee Degree College	53.12	Newly present
36	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	53.09	Newly present
37	Scott Christian College	53.08	Newly present
39	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	52.83	Newly present
40	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	52.71	Newly present
41	Sacred Heart College	52.52	Newly present
42	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	52.51	Newly present
43	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	52.00	Newly present
44	Thiagarajar College	51.93	Newly present
45	T. K. M. College of Arts and Science	51.46	Newly present
46	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	51.43	Newly present
47	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	51.35	Newly present
48	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	51.17	Newly present
49	Madras School of Social Work	50.57	Newly present
50	Jesus & Mary College	50.48	Newly present
51	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	50.47	Newly present
52	Indraprastha College for Women	49.91	Newly present
53	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	49.85	Newly present
54	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	49.83	Newly present
57	Vellalar College for Women	49.27	Newly present
58	Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women	49.20	Newly present
59	Shivaji College	49.15	Newly present
60	St. Josephs Arts & Science College	49.12	Newly present
61	Shyam Lal College	48.98	Newly present
62	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology	48.95	Newly present
63	Christ College (Autonomous)	48.80	Newly present
65	Fatima College	48.73	Newly present
65	St. Xavier's College	48.73	Newly present
67	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	48.67	Newly present
68	Govt. Post-Graduate College for Girls	48.57	Newly present
69	Kuriakose Gregorios College	48.52	Newly present
70	Women's Christian College	48.48	Newly present
71	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	47.96	Newly present
72	CMS College of Science and Commerce	47.92	Newly present
73	College of Vocational Studies	47.82	Newly present
74	National College	47.81	Newly present
76	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	47.78	Newly present
77	Queen Mary`s College	47.53	Newly present
77	Vimala College, Thrissur	47.53	Newly present
79	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	47.43	Newly present
80	Lakshmi Bai College	47.33	Newly present
81	Lady Doak College	47.21	Newly present
82	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	47.12	Newly present
83	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	46.98	Newly present
84	Marian College	46.85	Newly present
85	V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	46.76	Newly present
86	Maitreyi College	46.73	Newly present
87	Nirmalagiri College	46.68	Newly present
88	Mahatma Gandhi College	46.60	Newly present
89	Kongu Arts & Science College	46.45	Newly present
90	The American College	46.34	Newly present
91	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	46.29	Newly present
92	Bishop Moore College	46.22	Newly present
93	Bharati Vidyapeeth`s College of Fine Arts	46.19	Newly present
94	St. Aloysius College	46.10	Newly present
95	Anna Adarsh College for Women	46.07	Newly present
97	St. Joseph's College	45.88	Newly present
99	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening)	45.80	Newly present

2017 rank	Institution	Status
2	Loyola College	Not present in 2018
4	Bishop Heber College	Not present in 2018
5	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College	Not present in 2018
6	St. Xavier`s College	Not present in 2018
8	Dyal Singh College	Not present in 2018
10	The Women's Christian College	Not present in 2018
11	P.S.G. College of Arts & Science	Not present in 2018
12	Madras Christian College	Not present in 2018
13	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	Not present in 2018
14	P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women	Not present in 2018
17	Christ College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
18	Loreto College	Not present in 2018
19	Kongunadu Arts & Science College	Not present in 2018
20	Acharya Narendra Dev College	Not present in 2018
21	AU College of Science and Technology	Not present in 2018
23	AU College of Arts and Commerce	Not present in 2018
25	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	Not present in 2018
26	Holy Cross College	Not present in 2018
27	Fatima College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
28	Sacred Heart College	Not present in 2018
30	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology (RGIITBT)	Not present in 2018
32	Post Graduate Government College for Girls	Not present in 2018
33	Ramanujan College	Not present in 2018
34	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening Classes)	Not present in 2018
35	Fergusson College	Not present in 2018
36	Degree College of Physical Education	Not present in 2018
37	Shri M.V. & Smt. N.V. Virani Science College	Not present in 2018
38	V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	Not present in 2018
39	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	Not present in 2018
41	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	Not present in 2018
42	St. Joseph's College	Not present in 2018
43	A.V.C. College-District Quaide-E-Milleth	Not present in 2018
44	Dr. N.G.P. Arts & Science College	Not present in 2018
44	St Aloysius College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
46	Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College	Not present in 2018
47	Justice Baseer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	Not present in 2018
48	Mercy College	Not present in 2018
49	Little Flower College	Not present in 2018
50	K.S. Rangaswamy College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2018
51	MES Keveeyam College	Not present in 2018
52	Vimla College	Not present in 2018
53	Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce Quepem	Not present in 2018
54	Holy Cross College	Not present in 2018
55	St. Mary's College	Not present in 2018
56	Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya College	Not present in 2018
57	Gobi Arts and Science College-Karattatipalayam Post	Not present in 2018
58	Vivekanand College	Not present in 2018
59	Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women	Not present in 2018
59	Meenakshi College for Women	Not present in 2018
61	Vitthalbhai Patel and Rajrathan, P.T. Patel Science College	Not present in 2018
62	Srimathi D.N. Bhat Vaishnav College for Women	Not present in 2018
63	Kongu Arts & Science College	Not present in 2018
64	J.B. College	Not present in 2018
65	Nirmala College for Women	Not present in 2018
68	Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science for Women	Not present in 2018
69	SNR Sons College	Not present in 2018
70	St. Teresa's College	Not present in 2018
71	Sri D. Manjunatheswara College	Not present in 2018
72	Nanded Education Society`s Science College	Not present in 2018
73	Mannam Memroial N.S.S. College	Not present in 2018
74	Mehr Chand Mahajan D.A.V. College for Women	Not present in 2018
75	Hindusthan College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2018
76	K.S.R. College of Arts and Science for Women	Not present in 2018
77	Bahauddin Govt. Science College	Not present in 2018
79	S.D.M.S.M. Kalasala	Not present in 2018
80	Dr.V.S.Krishna Govt. Degree College	Not present in 2018
81	Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce	Not present in 2018
82	S R M College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2018
83	Sai College of Computer Education	Not present in 2018
84	Assumption College	Not present in 2018
85	Gayatri Vidya Parishad College for Degree and P.G Courses (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
86	Muthayammal College of Arts & Science	Not present in 2018
87	St. Josephs College for Women, (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
88	Jankidevi Bajaj College of Science	Not present in 2018
89	P.C. Jabin Science College	Not present in 2018
90	Govt. College	Not present in 2018
91	Nirmala College	Not present in 2018
92	K.B.N. College	Not present in 2018
93	V.S.M. College	Not present in 2018
94	J.G. College of Commerce	Not present in 2018
95	Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
96	Presidency College	Not present in 2018
97	National College	Not present in 2018
98	Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College	Not present in 2018
99	Bharti Vidyapeeth`s Matoshri Bayabai Shripatrao Kadam Kanya Mahavidyalaya	Not present in 2018
100	Thanthai Hans Roever College	Not present in 2018

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NIRF 2017 College rankings

The published 2017 College list contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 69.39. Loyola College Chennai is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 2 with a score of 68.68.

2017 rank	Institution	Previous rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	—	—	69.39
2	Loyola College	—	—	68.68
3	Shri Ram College of Commerce	—	—	67.18
4	Bishop Heber College	—	—	61.18
5	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College	—	—	60.68
6	St. Xavier`s College	—	—	59.12
7	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	—	—	58.28
8	Dyal Singh College	—	—	58.22
9	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	—	—	58.06
10	The Women's Christian College	—	—	57.37
11	P.S.G. College of Arts & Science	—	—	55.64
12	Madras Christian College	—	—	55.44
13	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	—	—	54.62
14	P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women	—	—	53.97
15	Keshav Mahavidyalya	—	—	53.21
16	Ethiraj College for Women	—	—	52.85
17	Christ College (Autonomous)	—	—	52.62
18	Loreto College	—	—	51.85
19	Kongunadu Arts & Science College	—	—	51.84
20	Acharya Narendra Dev College	—	—	51.06
21	AU College of Science and Technology	—	—	50.85
22	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	—	—	50.80
23	AU College of Arts and Commerce	—	—	49.73
24	Andhra Loyola College	—	—	49.41
25	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	—	—	48.90
26	Holy Cross College	—	—	48.13
27	Fatima College (Autonomous)	—	—	47.95
28	Sacred Heart College	—	—	47.24
29	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	—	—	47.21
30	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology (RGIITBT)	—	—	47.04
31	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	—	—	46.73
32	Post Graduate Government College for Girls	—	—	46.54
33	Ramanujan College	—	—	45.92
34	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening Classes)	—	—	45.76
35	Fergusson College	—	—	45.51
36	Degree College of Physical Education	—	—	45.48
37	Shri M.V. & Smt. N.V. Virani Science College	—	—	45.31
38	V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	—	—	45.06
39	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	—	—	44.80
40	St. Xavier`s College	—	—	44.67
41	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	—	—	44.56
42	St. Joseph's College	—	—	44.35
43	A.V.C. College-District Quaide-E-Milleth	—	—	44.29
44	Dr. N.G.P. Arts & Science College	—	—	44.00
44	St Aloysius College (Autonomous)	—	—	44.00
46	Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College	—	—	43.86
47	Justice Baseer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	—	—	43.77
48	Mercy College	—	—	43.68
49	Little Flower College	—	—	43.59
50	K.S. Rangaswamy College of Arts and Science	—	—	43.32
51	MES Keveeyam College	—	—	43.30
52	Vimla College	—	—	43.23
53	Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce Quepem	—	—	43.18
54	Holy Cross College	—	—	43.17
55	St. Mary's College	—	—	42.72
56	Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya College	—	—	42.57
57	Gobi Arts and Science College-Karattatipalayam Post	—	—	42.39
58	Vivekanand College	—	—	42.26
59	Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women	—	—	42.07
59	Meenakshi College for Women	—	—	42.07
61	Vitthalbhai Patel and Rajrathan, P.T. Patel Science College	—	—	41.99
62	Srimathi D.N. Bhat Vaishnav College for Women	—	—	41.91
63	Kongu Arts & Science College	—	—	41.90
64	J.B. College	—	—	41.81
65	Nirmala College for Women	—	—	41.73
66	Rathinam College of Arts and Science	—	—	41.69
67	Mahendra Arts & Science College	—	—	41.33
68	Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science for Women	—	—	40.89
69	SNR Sons College	—	—	40.29
70	St. Teresa's College	—	—	40.10
71	Sri D. Manjunatheswara College	—	—	39.96
72	Nanded Education Society`s Science College	—	—	39.47
73	Mannam Memroial N.S.S. College	—	—	38.99
74	Mehr Chand Mahajan D.A.V. College for Women	—	—	38.84
75	Hindusthan College of Arts and Science	—	—	38.65
76	K.S.R. College of Arts and Science for Women	—	—	38.60
77	Bahauddin Govt. Science College	—	—	38.42
78	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	—	—	38.29
79	S.D.M.S.M. Kalasala	—	—	38.28
80	Dr.V.S.Krishna Govt. Degree College	—	—	38.19
81	Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce	—	—	38.05
82	S R M College of Arts and Science	—	—	38.03
83	Sai College of Computer Education	—	—	37.93
84	Assumption College	—	—	37.92
85	Gayatri Vidya Parishad College for Degree and P.G Courses (Autonomous)	—	—	37.56
86	Muthayammal College of Arts & Science	—	—	37.46
87	St. Josephs College for Women, (Autonomous)	—	—	37.15
88	Jankidevi Bajaj College of Science	—	—	37.07
89	P.C. Jabin Science College	—	—	36.87
90	Govt. College	—	—	36.82
91	Nirmala College	—	—	36.53
92	K.B.N. College	—	—	36.36
93	V.S.M. College	—	—	36.15
94	J.G. College of Commerce	—	—	36.03
95	Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	—	—	35.43
96	Presidency College	—	—	35.23
97	National College	—	—	34.93
98	Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College	—	—	34.73
99	Bharti Vidyapeeth`s Matoshri Bayabai Shripatrao Kadam Kanya Mahavidyalaya	—	—	34.69
100	Thanthai Hans Roever College	—	—	34.65

2017 is the earliest College edition available in this database, so movement, entry and exit groups cannot be calculated for this year.

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Private

Top private — College 2023

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women · Coimbatore #4 · 71.05

St. Xavier's College Kolkata · Kolkata #5 · 70.80

Loyola College Chennai · Chennai #7 · 70.46

Top 10 College colleges — NIRF 2023

Official rank order

#1 · Delhi, Delhi Miranda House Score 74.81 #2 · Delhi, Delhi Hindu College Score 72.39 #3 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu Presidency College Chennai Score 71.18 #4 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Score 71.05 #5 · Kolkata, West Bengal St. Xavier's College Kolkata Score 70.80 #6 · New Delhi, Delhi Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College Score 70.78 #7 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu Loyola College Chennai Score 70.46 #8 · Kolkata, West Bengal RKMVCC Kolkata Score 69.53 #9 · Delhi, Delhi Kirori Mal College Score 69.32 #9 · New Delhi, Delhi Lady Shri Ram College For Women Score 69.32

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1 Miranda House Delhi, Delhi Govt 74.81 0

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Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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2 Hindu College Delhi, Delhi Govt 72.39 0

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Ranked #2 in both 2019 and 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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3 Presidency College Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 71.18 0

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Ranked #3 in both 2019 and 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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4 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 71.05 2

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Improved by 18 places from #22 in 2019 to #4 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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5 St. Xavier's College Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Private 70.80 3

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Improved by 5 places from #10 in 2019 to #5 in 2023.

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6 Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College New Delhi, Delhi Govt 70.78 1

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Improved by 8 places from #14 in 2019 to #6 in 2023.

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7 Loyola College Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 70.46 3

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Moved down 1 places from #6 in 2019 to #7 in 2023.

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8 RKMVCC Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal 69.53 5

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Ranked #8 in both 2019 and 2023.

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9 Kirori Mal College Delhi, Delhi Govt 69.32 1

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Improved by 9 places from #18 in 2019 to #9 in 2023.

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9 Lady Shri Ram College For Women New Delhi, Delhi Private 69.32 4

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Moved down 4 places from #5 in 2019 to #9 in 2023.

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11 Shri Ram College of Commerce Delhi, Delhi Govt 68.86 1

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Moved down 4 places from #7 in 2019 to #11 in 2023.

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12 Hans Raj College Delhi, Delhi Govt 68.42 2

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Moved down 3 places from #9 in 2019 to #12 in 2023.

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13 Sri Venkateswara College Delhi, Delhi Govt 67.89 1

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Improved by 6 places from #19 in 2019 to #13 in 2023.

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14 St. Stephen's College Delhi, Delhi Private 67.83 3

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Moved down 10 places from #4 in 2019 to #14 in 2023.

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15 Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Howrah, West Bengal Private 67.38 6

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Moved down 4 places from #11 in 2019 to #15 in 2023.

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16 Madras Christian College Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 66.61 1

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Moved down 3 places from #13 in 2019 to #16 in 2023.

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17 Deshbandhu College New Delhi, Delhi Govt 65.22 11

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Improved by 79 places from #96 in 2020 to #17 in 2023.

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18 Thiagarajar College Madurai, Tamil Nadu Private 65.08 4

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Improved by 16 places from #34 in 2019 to #18 in 2023.

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19 Ramakrishna Mission Residential College Kolkata, West Bengal Private 65.05 0

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Moved down 4 places from #15 in 2019 to #19 in 2023.

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20 PSG College of Arts and Science Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 64.61 0

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Moved down 3 places from #17 in 2019 to #20 in 2023.

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21 Acharya Narendra Dev College New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Private 63.85 3

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Improved by 3 places from #24 in 2019 to #21 in 2023.

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22 Lady Irwin College Delhi, Delhi Govt 63.59 6

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Moved down 1 places from #21 in 2019 to #22 in 2023.

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22 Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences New Delhi, Delhi Govt 63.59 3

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Improved by 10 places from #32 in 2021 to #22 in 2023.

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24 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College New Delhi, Delhi Govt 63.42 3

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Moved down 8 places from #16 in 2019 to #24 in 2023.

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25 St. Joseph's College Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Private 62.48 1

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Improved by 14 places from #39 in 2019 to #25 in 2023.

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