Top Overall colleges in Kerala: NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Kerala Overall colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2025 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Kerala Overall ranking list
Avg score 54.8842 Kerala University 56.26 4
- 2021: rank 43
- 2022: rank 52
- 2023: rank 47
- 2024: rank 38
- 2025: rank 42
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #43 in 2021 to #42 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
45 NIT Calicut 56.16 9
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 54
- 2024: rank 54
- 2025: rank 45
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 9 places from #54 in 2023 to #45 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
50 CUSAT Kochi 55.38 1
- 2021: rank 65
- 2022: rank 69
- 2023: rank 63
- 2024: rank 51
- 2025: rank 50
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 15 places from #65 in 2021 to #50 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
79 Mahatma Gandhi University 51.73 12
- 2021: rank 52
- 2022: rank 51
- 2023: rank 52
- 2024: rank 67
- 2025: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 27 places from #52 in 2021 to #79 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
Kerala ranking questions
Which is the top Overall college in Kerala as per NIRF 2025?
Kerala University is the top Kerala entry, ranked #42 with a score of 56.26.
Does this include private colleges?
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
How many Kerala colleges are in the NIRF 2025 list?
4 ranked colleges are shown across 4 cities in this state.
What does the rank trend inside each row show?
Open any row to see that college's NIRF Overall rank across the latest available editions.