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Top Pharmacy Colleges in Andhra Pradesh@elseTop Pharmacy colleges in Andhra Pradesh: NIRF ranking 2025

5 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the NIRF 2025 Pharmacy list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences leads the Andhra Pradesh entries in 2025 at national rank 31 with a score of 58.19.

Andhra Pradesh colleges featured across NIRF Pharmacy editions

These institutions appeared in the available Andhra Pradesh lists from 2016 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Pharmacy colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Top Private Pharmacy colleges in Andhra Pradesh

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This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Andhra Pradesh offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Pharmacy ranks, not positions within Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh Pharmacy ranking history

Explore Andhra Pradesh institutions in the published NIRF Pharmacy lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Andhra Pradesh. A lower rank number is better.

Comparisons use the preceding available Pharmacy edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Andhra Pradesh 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

5 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2025 published Pharmacy list. AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 31 with a score of 58.19.

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Major changes from 2024 to 2025

Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM) recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 48 to 33, an improvement of 15 places. Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 63 to 67. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2024

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Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2025

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No newly listed Andhra Pradesh institutions in this comparison.

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2025

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2024 rank Institution Status
92 Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy Not present in 2025

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2024

6 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2024 published Pharmacy list. AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 34 with a score of 56.11.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2024

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Major changes from 2023 to 2024

Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 57 to 79. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2023

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2024 rank Institution 2023 rank Change
79 Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy 57 ↓ 22 places
92 Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy 76 ↓ 16 places
34 AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University 22 ↓ 12 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 3 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2024

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No newly listed Andhra Pradesh institutions in this comparison.

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2024

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2023 rank Institution Status
83 Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Mangalagiri Not present in 2024
89 Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Not present in 2024
92 Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceuatical Education & Research Not present in 2024

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2023

9 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2023 published Pharmacy list. AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 22 with a score of 58.10.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2023

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Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Mangalagiri recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 100 to 83, an improvement of 17 places. Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 54 to 76. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2022

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Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2023

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2023 rank Institution Score Status
22 AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University 58.10 Newly present

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2023

1
2022 rank Institution Status
89 Sri Venkateswara University Not present in 2023

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2022

9 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2022 published Pharmacy list. Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM) is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 49 with a score of 46.66.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2022

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Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Sri Venkateswara University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 54 to 89. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2021

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2022 rank Institution 2021 rank Change
89 Sri Venkateswara University 54 ↓ 35 places
66 Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam 44 ↓ 22 places
71 Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceuatical Education & Research 55 ↓ 16 places
Changes to the published list — 4 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2022

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2022 rank Institution Score Status
49 Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM) 46.66 Newly present
51 Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 46.04 Newly present
54 Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy 44.80 Newly present
100 Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Mangalagiri 37.69 Newly present

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2022

1
2021 rank Institution Status
30 AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University Not present in 2022

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2021

6 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2021 published Pharmacy list. AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 30 with a score of 50.52.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2021

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Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 69 to 62, an improvement of 7 places. Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 54 to 69. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2020

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2021 rank Institution 2020 rank Change
62 Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy 69 ↑ 7 places
30 AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University 34 ↑ 4 places
69 Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 54 ↓ 15 places
44 Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam 42 ↓ 2 places
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2021

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2021 rank Institution Score Status
54 Sri Venkateswara University 42.36 Newly present

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2021

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2020 rank Institution Status
64 Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Not present in 2021

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2020

6 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2020 published Pharmacy list. AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 34 with a score of 48.64.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2020

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Major changes from 2019 to 2020

Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceuatical Education & Research recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 63 to 55, an improvement of 8 places. Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 50 to 64. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2019

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Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2020

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No newly listed Andhra Pradesh institutions in this comparison.

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2020

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Every Andhra Pradesh entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2019

6 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2019 published Pharmacy list. AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 34 with a score of 45.57.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2019

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Major changes from 2018 to 2019

Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceuatical Education & Research recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 39 to 63. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2018

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2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Change
63 Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceuatical Education & Research 39 ↓ 24 places
34 AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University 28 ↓ 6 places
Changes to the published list — 4 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2019

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2019 rank Institution Score Status
46 Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam 41.66 Newly present
50 Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 41.17 Newly present
51 Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 41.01 Newly present
57 Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy 38.84 Newly present

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2019

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Every Andhra Pradesh entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2018

2 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2018 published Pharmacy list. AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 28 with a score of 44.43.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2018

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Major changes from 2017 to 2018

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Andhra Pradesh lists.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2017

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No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 3 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2018

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2018 rank Institution Score Status
28 AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University 44.43 Newly present
39 Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceuatical Education & Research 41.39 Newly present

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2018

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2017 rank Institution Status
18 Andhra University, Visakhapatnam Not present in 2018
26 Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Not present in 2018
48 Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Not present in 2018

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2017

3 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2017 published Pharmacy list. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 18 with a score of 46.25.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2017

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Major changes from 2016 to 2017

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Andhra Pradesh lists.

Biggest Andhra Pradesh ranking changes from 2016

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No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 3 newly listed and 2 no longer listed

Newly present Andhra Pradesh institutions in 2017

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2017 rank Institution Score Status
18 Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 46.25 Newly present
26 Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 41.50 Newly present
48 Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 36.10 Newly present

Andhra Pradesh institutions not present in 2017

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Andhra Pradesh NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2016

2 Andhra Pradesh institutions appear in the 2016 published Pharmacy list. Raghavendra Institute Of Pharmaceuatical Education & Research (Riper)-Anantapur is the highest-ranked Andhra Pradesh entry at national rank 20 with a score of 55.05.

Andhra Pradesh institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2016

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This is the earliest available Pharmacy edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.

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Andhra Pradesh Pharmacy ranking list

Avg score 50.97
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31 AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 58.19 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 30
  • 2022: not ranked
  • 2023: rank 22
  • 2024: rank 34
  • 2025: rank 31

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #30 in 2021 to #31 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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33 GITAM Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Private 56.66 15
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 49
  • 2023: rank 48
  • 2024: rank 48
  • 2025: rank 33

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 16 places from #49 in 2022 to #33 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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60 Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Govt 49.12 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 44
  • 2022: rank 66
  • 2023: rank 60
  • 2024: rank 60
  • 2025: rank 60

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 16 places from #44 in 2021 to #60 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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67 ANU CPS Guntur Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 46.34 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 51
  • 2023: rank 63
  • 2024: rank 63
  • 2025: rank 67

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 16 places from #51 in 2022 to #67 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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74 Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh Private 44.52 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 62
  • 2022: rank 68
  • 2023: rank 57
  • 2024: rank 79
  • 2025: rank 74

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 12 places from #62 in 2021 to #74 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.

Andhra Pradesh ranking questions

Which is the top Pharmacy college in Andhra Pradesh as per NIRF 2025?

AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences is the top Andhra Pradesh entry, ranked #31 with a score of 58.19.

Does this include private colleges?

Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.

How many Andhra Pradesh colleges are in the NIRF 2025 list?

5 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 Pharmacy rank across the latest available editions.