Top University colleges in Karnataka: NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Karnataka University colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2025 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Karnataka University ranking list
Avg score 57.121 Indian Institute of Science 85.05 0
- 2021: rank 1
- 2022: rank 1
- 2023: rank 1
- 2024: rank 1
- 2025: rank 1
Lower rank is better.
Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
3 MAHE Manipal 69.25 1
- 2021: rank 7
- 2022: rank 7
- 2023: rank 6
- 2024: rank 4
- 2025: rank 3
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #7 in 2021 to #3 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
21 JSS AHER 60.00 3
- 2021: rank 34
- 2022: rank 34
- 2023: rank 34
- 2024: rank 24
- 2025: rank 21
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 13 places from #34 in 2021 to #21 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
62 Jain university 50.95 3
- 2021: rank 99
- 2022: rank 79
- 2023: rank 68
- 2024: rank 65
- 2025: rank 62
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 37 places from #99 in 2021 to #62 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
63 Christ University 50.92 3
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 71
- 2023: rank 67
- 2024: rank 60
- 2025: rank 63
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 8 places from #71 in 2022 to #63 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
65 Bangalore University 50.72 16
- 2021: rank 69
- 2022: rank 64
- 2023: not ranked
- 2024: rank 81
- 2025: rank 65
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #69 in 2021 to #65 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
71 Mysore University 49.98 17
- 2021: rank 19
- 2022: rank 33
- 2023: rank 44
- 2024: rank 54
- 2025: rank 71
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 52 places from #19 in 2021 to #71 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
80 NITTE 49.26 14
- 2021: rank 77
- 2022: rank 75
- 2023: rank 65
- 2024: rank 66
- 2025: rank 80
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #77 in 2021 to #80 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
95 University of Agricultural Sciences Bengaluru 47.95 5
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 90
- 2024: rank 90
- 2025: rank 95
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 5 places from #90 in 2023 to #95 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
Karnataka ranking questions
Which is the top University college in Karnataka as per NIRF 2025?
Indian Institute of Science is the top Karnataka entry, ranked #1 with a score of 85.05.
Does this include private colleges?
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
How many Karnataka colleges are in the NIRF 2025 list?
9 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 University rank across the latest available editions.