Top 50 Universities in India

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest universities in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,650 universities tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. ESIC, University of Oxford and University of Delhi lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5,942,895 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 599,664, and the largest, ESIC, reaches around 2,880,522 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each university, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 ESIC ESIC 2,880,522 87.4% University Business & Career
2 University of Oxford University of Oxford 1,539,004 4.2% University Business & Career
3 University of Delhi University of Delhi 1,523,369 34.6% University Business & Career
4 Technical University of Madrid Technical University of Madrid 1,475,396 7.4% University Business & Career
5 Harvard University Harvard University 1,371,669 4.6% University Business & Career
6 University of Baghdad University of Baghdad 1,245,570 9.6% University Business & Career
7 International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization 1,197,385 8.6% University Business & Career
8 Amity University Amity University 958,956 42.7% University Business & Career
9 University of Cambridge University of Cambridge 837,803 5.8% University Business & Career
10 Chandigarh University Chandigarh University 766,620 73.0% University Business & Career
11 University of Kerala University of Kerala 706,798 55.9% University Business & Career
12 Punjabi University Punjabi University 670,333 52.5% University Business & Career
13 Harvard Business School Harvard Business School 565,248 5.2% University Business & Career
14 London School of Economics London School of Economics 532,386 6.8% University Business & Career
15 Monash University Monash University 519,781 10.6% University Business & Career
16 Lovely Professional University Lovely Professional University 518,961 56.1% University Business & Career
17 University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay 514,603 1.5% University Business & Career
18 Xavier University Xavier University 500,713 26.8% University Business & Career
19 University of Central Florida University of Central Florida 497,603 12.0% University Business & Career
20 National University of Singapore National University of Singapore 465,690 13.2% University Business & Career
21 University of Lagos University of Lagos 442,810 4.9% University Business & Career
22 Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University 439,143 66.0% University Business & Career
23 Delhi Technological University Delhi Technological University 438,850 31.8% University Business & Career
24 Columbia University Columbia University 432,371 3.7% University Business & Career
25 King's College London King's College London 430,167 10.8% University Business & Career
26 Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode 423,533 33.3% University Business & Career
27 Harvard University Press Harvard University Press 417,514 31.7% University Business & Career
28 University of Central Punjab University of Central Punjab 416,226 26.6% University Business & Career
29 University of Mumbai University of Mumbai 410,247 38.6% University Business & Career
30 Stanford University Stanford University 398,756 4.3% University Business & Career
31 University College London University College London 394,345 6.9% University Business & Career
32 Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University 392,471 4.5% University Business & Career
33 Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design 392,160 15.6% University Politics & Society
34 National Institute of Fashion Technology National Institute of Fashion Technology 368,784 39.0% University Business & Career
35 Union College Union College 359,935 10.3% University Business & Career
36 Australian National University Australian National University 351,080 19.9% University Business & Career
37 New York University New York University 349,077 6.5% University Business & Career
38 Imperial College London Imperial College London 319,661 10.7% University Business & Career
39 Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology 314,570 48.6% University Business & Career
40 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 313,684 6.8% University Business & Career
41 University of Birmingham University of Birmingham 312,258 12.6% University Business & Career
42 Gujarat University Gujarat University 307,900 47.7% University Business & Career
43 University of Melbourne University of Melbourne 306,432 7.2% University Business & Career
44 Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies 301,664 60.9% University Business & Career
45 Yale University Yale University 290,232 4.6% University Business & Career
46 University of Dhaka University of Dhaka 281,560 8.8% University Business & Career
47 Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education 279,291 3.3% University Business & Career
48 Princeton University Princeton University 278,422 5.9% University Business & Career
49 Purdue University Purdue University 268,707 5.2% University Business & Career
50 Manipal University Manipal University 262,970 41.3% University Business & Career

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each university by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest university in India?

ESIC currently leads with an estimated audience of 2,880,522 people in India.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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