Mangalore: In the QS World University Asia rankings announced on 3rd November 2026, Mangalore University is placed in the overall Rank-band of 901-950 in Asia along with Bangalore University.
Mangalore University is placed 287th in South Asia, 153rd in India and 2nd in the Karnataka among State Public Universities. The University of Mysore is in the Rank-band 801-850.
The QS ranking assesses Higher Educational Institutions based on academic reputation, research performance, teaching quality, employability and internationalization.
Overall 325 Higher Educational Institutions from India have participated.
Mangalore University has performed well in metrics such as Staff with PhD degree and publications per faculty indexed in Scopus database.