QS world univ rankings: MU leaps to 664th spot
Mumbai: Mumbai University has made a significant jump in the latest QS World University Rankings 2026, climbing to the 664th position from last year's 711-720 band. Among Indian universities participating in the QS rankings, the university has risen to the 17th place, improving from 20th last year.
The university, which has scored high on employment outcomes in this edition of the rankings, has seen a consistent rise in its performance over the past five years. Among traditional universities in the country, MU is ranked second. On the other hand, it took a beating in the scores in faculty-student ratio this year, among other things.
The QS World Rankings for global universities was released on Wednesday. Among Mumbai institutions, IIT Bombay is the only institution to make it to the top 150, with a 129th rank, despite slipping by 11 positions from last year's edition.
Last year, MU was ranked 52 in South Asia.
MU, in a statement, issued on Wednesday, called the rankings 'historic', even as it is gradually inching towards the top 500 institutions globally. As per QS report, the university scored highest—91 units—in employment outcomes, followed by citations per faculty at 53.7 and 41.3 in sustainability and 31.5 in employer's reputation among others. In fact, the employment outcomes have jumped from 70.5 units in 2024 rankings to 91 in this one and the scores in citations per faculty, too, has doubled in this period.
The lowest score, though, in single digit, was given for faculty-student ratio (4.7) and having international students (4.3) and faculty (3.0), though the performance in these parameters, too, has improved.
Vice-chancellor Ravindra Kulkarni said the rankings are contributory efforts by every stakeholder of MU in research and development. "We will continue to strive for even higher rankings in the future. We have initiated the University Department Ranking Framework to support this goal. We anticipate significant positive changes in our future rankings due to the increasing number of international students, our commitment to sustainable development and ongoing faculty recruitment offers," he said.
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