Anna University ranking 2022 is released on a yearly basis by top ranking agencies like NIRF, QS University ranking, Outlook, etc. In the country-wide NIRF Ranking 2022, Anna University ranks 22 in the overall category and 20 in the universities category. The university has jumped up 3 positions in the Overall Category while witnessing a drop of 4 positions in the University category as compared to the NIRF 2021 data. Anna University is also ranked 40th by IIRF 2023 in Top MBA Colleges in India.

At the international level, Anna University has been ranked under the 51-100 band by the QS World Ranking 2023 for Engineering. The university has also secured 10th rank for the Engineering category in Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022.

Anna University is the third-largest university in Tamil Nadu. It offers different UG, PG, and Research courses in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, and Applied Science. Anna University was established in the year 1978 by merging four well-known technical institutions in the city of Madras (now Chennai). Check: Anna University Courses & Fees

Anna University has also been recognized by the University Grants Commission as a “University with Potential Excellence (UPE)” for having developed research and development activities in Biomedical Engineering and Applications. Further, the University Library has been ranked 7th in e-resources usage, all over India, and stands at the 1st rank in Tamil Nadu. 

Anna University Ranking Highlights

Agency Year Rank
QS World University Ranking by subject (Engineering and Technology) 2023 289
IIRF 2023 40
QS World University Rankings 2023 551-60
QS WUR Ranking by Subject-Engineering 2023 51-100
QS Asian University Rankings  2023 232
Times Higher Education– Young Universities Rankings 2022 251-300 Band
NIRF 2022 20 (Universities Category) out of 200 22 (Overall Category) out of 200 17 (Engineering Category) out of 200 49 for MBA 29 for Architecture
Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022– Top Engineering Colleges 2022 10
US News  2021 1170 in the overall category

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Anna University QS World Ranking by Subject 2023:

Anna University received a score of 66 out of 100, placing it 289th overall for engineering and technology. The QS Global University Rankings for 2023 place it at 551- 560 and 232 in Asian University Rankings. Based on QS ranking criteria, the following is a list of Anna University rankings:

Parameters Scores
Overall score -
Academic Reputation 6.8
Employer Reputation 11.3
Faculty student ratio 5.6
Citations per faculty 85.2
International Faculty ratio -
International Students ratio 1.8
International Research Network 72.5
Employment Outcomes 26.7

QS 2023 Ranking Table

Rank University Score
47 IIT Bombay 80.4
48 IIT Delhi 80.1
68 IIT Madras 77.8
82 IIT Kharagpur 76.7
85 IIT Kanpur 76.4
106 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 74.9
175 IIT Roorkee 71.4
222 IIT Guwahati 69.1
240 VIT Vellore 68.2
289 Anna University, Chennai 66
342 Chandigarh University 64.2
344 BITS Pilani 64.1
401- 450 Delhi University -
451- 500 SRM Institute of Science and Technology -

Anna University IIRF Ranking 2023

Anna University successfully secured 40th rank by IIRF 2023 in Management Category. The Institute has secured this rank based on various parameters, they are:

Ranking Scores
Placement Performance (PP) 96.00
Teaching Learning & Pedagogy (TLRP) 101.42
Research (RS) 101.71
Industry Income And Integration (III) 121.42
Placement Strategies & Support (PSS) 89.00
Future Orientation (FO) 104.14
External Perception & International Outlook (EPIO) 104.14
Overall Index Score (Out of 1000) 720.85

Anna University NIRF Ranking 2022

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), a governing body launched in 2015 by the Ministry of HRD, ranks the Indian education Institutions on different parameters. As per the recently released NIRF 2022 listing, Anna University has secured 20th rank in the Universities Category out of 200, 17th rank in the Engineering Category (out of 200), and 22nd rank in the Overall Category. NIRF ranks Anna university on the following parameters in the university category as tabulated below:

Parameters Anna University Score
Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR) 53.32
Research and Professional Practices (RPC) 53.15
Graduation Outcomes (GO) 74.97
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) 49.30
Perception 43.47
Overall Score  56.22

As per the data presented above and the report published by the NIRF 2022, Anna University is amongst the top 25 institutes of India.

Comparative Analysis

The NIRF list of universities for 2022 is headed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in the topmost position. Other famous universities that have dominated the list for the past three years are Jawaharlal Nehru University, ranked 2, and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi ranked 3 in 2022. The top 5 universities in the NIRF list are as follows: 

Rank Name NIRF Score
1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 83.57
2 Jawaharlal Nehru University 68.47
3 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 65.91
4.  Jadavpur University 65.37
5. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 63.40

The rankings of Anna University over the past 3 years are as given below:

Year University Rank Engineering Category Overall Category
2022 20 17 22
2021 16 18 25
2020 12 14 20
2019 7 9 14

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Anna University QS World Universities Ranking 2023

QS World Universities Ranking is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. It released its first list in 2004, in partnership with THE, and became an independent entity in 2010. 

Anna University has been placed under the 551-560 rank band in QS World University Rankings 2023. The leading university has also been ranked under 51-100 band in QS WUR- Engineering and 232 in QS Asian University ranking.  Below mentioned is the weightage provided to Anna  University by QS University Ranking 2023.

QS Ranking Parameters Anna University QS Ranking Score
Academic Reputation 6.8                                    
Employer Reputations 11.3
Faculty Student Ratio 5.6
Citations per Paper 85.2
International Students 1.8
International Research Network. 72.5
Employment Outcomes 26.7

QS World University Rankings 2023: List of top universities in India

Quacquarelli Symonds, on May 8, announced the 2023 edition of World Universities, which shows the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore as the top university in India. It is followed by IITs in Mumbai and Delhi in second and third places respectively.

Anna University has been ranked at 13th place in the QS world university ranking among the 41 Indian Engineering Institutions. The list of the top Universities/ Colleges offering Engineering courses in India is mentioned below: 

National rank Name of university Global rank/bracket
1 IISc Bangalore 155
2 IIT Bombay 172
3 IIT Delhi 174
4 IIT Madras 250
5 IIT Kanpur 264
6 IIT Kharagpur 270
7 IIT Roorkee 369
8 IIT Guwahati 384
9 IIT Indore 396
10 University of  Delhi 521-30
11 Savitribai Phule Pune University 541-50
12 University of Madras 541-50
13 Anna University 551-60
14 IIT Hyderabad 581-90
15 Jawaharlal Nehru University 601-50

Anna University Outlook India I-CARE Ranking 2022

Outlook India I-CARE ranked the top 100 universities in 2022 based on parameters like Faculty Student Ratio (FSR), Faculty with PhD (FWP), Papers Per Faculty (PPF), Citations Per Paper (CPP), and Inclusiveness & Diversity (ID). Anna University has been positioned among India’s top 25 Government Engineering Institutes on the 10th position by Outlook ICARE 2022.

Any university that has a low overall rank may score high in indivi­dual parameters and vice versa. Hence, this unique system of ranking can help students identify institutions that may be a good fit for them.  The scores of Anna University released by Outlook India I-CARE Ranking 2022  are as follows: 

Parameter Score
Academic & Research Excellence ( 250 ) 185.57
Industry Interface & Placement ( 250 ) 118.97
Infrastructure & Facilities ( 200 ) 156.01
Governance & Admissions ( 150 ) 89.84
Diversity & Outreach ( 150 ) 81.71
TOTAL SCORE ( 1000 ) 632.11

The top 15 universities as per the Outlook India I-CARE list, with their scores, are as mentioned:

Rank University FSR FWP PPF CPP ID Total Score
1 IIT Madras 100 100 93.1 100 85.9 96.52
2 IIT Delhi 100 100 100 95.2 75.2 96.08
3 IIT Bombay 100 100 91.3 94.3 100 95.68
4 IIT Kharagpur 100 100 91.9 94.6 96.0 95.55
5 IIT Kanpur 100 100 93.8 93 94.2 95.46
6 IIT Roorkee 100 100 93.2 92.9 93.8 95.21
7 IIT Guwahati 100 100 91.8 92.7 92.5 94.59
8 NIT, Surathkal, Mangalore 89.4 92.8 90.7 94.1 91.6 91.93
9 NIT Trichy 100 100 91.2 83.6 82.5 90.70
10 Anna University, Chennai 98.1 91.3 90.5 86.6 78.4 89.38

Anna University was ranked at the 10th position by the Outlook India I-CARE magazine, it was succeeded by NIT, Trichy that received a score of 90.70. Read more: Anna University Cutoff

Anna University Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

Times Higher Education, has been releasing annual world university ranking lists since 2004. The renowned ranking agency has established its own set of parameters on the basis of which it ranks Universities all over the world. Anna University made an appearance in the ranking bank #800 -1000 in the World Universities 2022 ranking list, 400- 500 under the Engineering and IT category from 1009 entries, and 201-250 rank band in the Asia University. The scores based on the various parameters as decided by Times higher Education Ranking 2022 for Anna University under the overall University category are as follows:

Parameters Score
Teaching  21.9
Citations  39.5
Industry Income 44.6
International Outlook 15.4
Research 27.2
Overall 19.5 - 29.72

Anna University The Week Ranking

The Week is a magazine issue which conducts national level research to score and rank learning institutions all over India in its annual issue, the Week-Hansa National Research Survey. The lists include top Art Colleges, top Commerce colleges, top Science colleges, top engineering institutions, top medical institutions and so on. 

In its 2019 issue of top Engineering Institutions All India, Anna University makes an appearance at the 8th rank, jumping forward from the 11th rank which it held in 2018, with a composite score of 389.

The top 10 Engineering institutions as per this ranking system are:

Rank Institution Composite Score
1 IIT Delhi 659
2 IIT Mumbai 638
3 IIT Chennai 598
4 IIT Kanpur 572
5 IIT Roorkee 543
6 IIT Guwahati 500
7 Birla Institute of Technology and Science 495
8 Anna University, College of Engineering 389
9 IIT Varanasi 386
10 NIT Tiruchirappalli 372