Top Overall colleges in Kerala: NIRF ranking 2021
Explore Kerala Overall colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2021 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Kerala Overall ranking list
Avg score 46.2343 Kerala University 48.87 1
- 2017: rank 47
- 2018: rank 47
- 2019: rank 35
- 2020: rank 42
- 2021: rank 43
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #47 in 2017 to #43 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
52 Mahatma Gandhi University 47.62 3
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 52
- 2019: rank 49
- 2020: rank 49
- 2021: rank 52
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #52 in both 2018 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
65 CUSAT Kochi 46.02 24
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 99
- 2019: rank 94
- 2020: rank 89
- 2021: rank 65
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 34 places from #99 in 2018 to #65 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
95 Calicut University Malappuram 42.42 19
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 90
- 2020: rank 76
- 2021: rank 95
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 5 places from #90 in 2019 to #95 in 2021.
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 2021?
Kerala University is the top Kerala entry, ranked #43 with a score of 48.87.
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 2021 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.