Which is the top Dental college in Mangaluru as per NIRF 2025?
A. B. S. M. Institute of Dental Sciences leads the city list at rank #6.
NIRF 2025 · City ranking
Top Dental Colleges in Mangaluru@elseTop Dental colleges in Mangaluru: NIRF ranking 2025
3 Mangaluru institutions appear in the NIRF 2025 Dental list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
A. B. S. M. Institute of Dental Sciences leads the Mangaluru entries in 2025 at national rank 6 with a score of 69.00.
Mangaluru colleges featured across NIRF Dental editions
These institutions appeared in the available Mangaluru lists from 2020 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Private Dental colleges in Mangaluru
- A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences 2025 · National rank 6 · Listed this year
- Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore 2025 · National rank 11 · Listed this year
- Yenepoya Dental College 2025 · National rank 31 · Listed this year
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Mangaluru offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Dental ranks, not positions within Mangaluru.
Mangaluru Dental ranking history
Explore Mangaluru institutions in the published NIRF Dental lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Mangaluru. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Dental edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Mangaluru list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.
Highlights and changes in 2025
3 Mangaluru institutions appear in the 2025 published Dental list. A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences is the highest-ranked Mangaluru entry at national rank 6 with a score of 69.00.
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Major changes from 2024 to 2025
Yenepoya Dental College recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 26 to 31. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Mangaluru ranking changes from 2024
1| 2025 rank | Institution | 2024 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Yenepoya Dental College | 26 | ↓ 5 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Mangaluru institutions in 2025
0No newly listed Mangaluru institutions in this comparison.
Mangaluru institutions not present in 2025
0Every Mangaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.
Mangaluru NIRF Dental rankings 2024
3 Mangaluru institutions appear in the 2024 published Dental list. A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences is the highest-ranked Mangaluru entry at national rank 6 with a score of 70.14.
Mangaluru institutions in NIRF Dental 2024
3| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 5 | 70.14 |
| 11 | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | — | 62.07 |
| 26 | Yenepoya Dental College | 28 | 53.32 |
Major changes from 2023 to 2024
Yenepoya Dental College recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 28 to 26, an improvement of 2 places. A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 5 to 6. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Mangaluru ranking changes from 2023
2| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Yenepoya Dental College | 28 | ↑ 2 places |
| 6 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 5 | ↓ 1 place |
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Mangaluru institutions in 2024
1| 2024 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | 62.07 | Newly present |
Mangaluru institutions not present in 2024
0Every Mangaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.
Mangaluru NIRF Dental rankings 2023
2 Mangaluru institutions appear in the 2023 published Dental list. A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences is the highest-ranked Mangaluru entry at national rank 5 with a score of 69.21.
Mangaluru institutions in NIRF Dental 2023
2| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 6 | 69.21 |
| 28 | Yenepoya Dental College | 23 | 53.77 |
Major changes from 2022 to 2023
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 6 to 5, an improvement of 1 place. Yenepoya Dental College recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 23 to 28. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Mangaluru ranking changes from 2022
2| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 6 | ↑ 1 place |
| 28 | Yenepoya Dental College | 23 | ↓ 5 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Mangaluru institutions in 2023
0No newly listed Mangaluru institutions in this comparison.
Mangaluru institutions not present in 2023
0Every Mangaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.
Mangaluru NIRF Dental rankings 2022
2 Mangaluru institutions appear in the 2022 published Dental list. A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences is the highest-ranked Mangaluru entry at national rank 6 with a score of 68.38.
Mangaluru institutions in NIRF Dental 2022
2| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 6 | 68.38 |
| 23 | Yenepoya Dental College | 21 | 53.90 |
Major changes from 2021 to 2022
Yenepoya Dental College recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 21 to 23. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Mangaluru ranking changes from 2021
1| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Yenepoya Dental College | 21 | ↓ 2 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Mangaluru institutions in 2022
0No newly listed Mangaluru institutions in this comparison.
Mangaluru institutions not present in 2022
0Every Mangaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.
Mangaluru NIRF Dental rankings 2021
2 Mangaluru institutions appear in the 2021 published Dental list. A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences is the highest-ranked Mangaluru entry at national rank 6 with a score of 70.95.
Mangaluru institutions in NIRF Dental 2021
2| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 5 | 70.95 |
| 21 | Yenepoya Dental College | 20 | 57.69 |
Major changes from 2020 to 2021
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 5 to 6. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Mangaluru ranking changes from 2020
2| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 5 | ↓ 1 place |
| 21 | Yenepoya Dental College | 20 | ↓ 1 place |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Mangaluru institutions in 2021
0No newly listed Mangaluru institutions in this comparison.
Mangaluru institutions not present in 2021
0Every Mangaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.
Mangaluru NIRF Dental rankings 2020
2 Mangaluru institutions appear in the 2020 published Dental list. A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences is the highest-ranked Mangaluru entry at national rank 5 with a score of 70.87.
Mangaluru institutions in NIRF Dental 2020
2| 2020 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | — | 70.87 |
| 20 | Yenepoya Dental College | — | 58.01 |
This is the earliest available Dental edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Mangaluru Dental ranking list
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6 A. B. S. M. Institute of Dental Sciences 69.00 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Dental)
- 2021: rank 6
- 2022: rank 6
- 2023: rank 5
- 2024: rank 6
- 2025: rank 6
Lower rank is better.
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Ranked #6 in both 2021 and 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
11 Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangaluru 62.43 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Dental)
- 2021: rank 7
- 2022: rank 7
- 2023: rank 8
- 2024: rank 11
- 2025: rank 11
Lower rank is better.
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Moved down 4 places from #7 in 2021 to #11 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
31 Yenepoya Dental College 55.00 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Dental)
- 2021: rank 21
- 2022: rank 23
- 2023: rank 28
- 2024: rank 26
- 2025: rank 31
Lower rank is better.
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Moved down 10 places from #21 in 2021 to #31 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.
Mangaluru ranking questions
How many ranked colleges are shown for Mangaluru?
3 colleges from Mangaluru appear in the official 2025 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.
How is the city filter created?
The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.