Private Liberal Arts & Humanities University Rankings - 2026

Rank	College Name	NIRF	Total Score	City	State	Score Details
1	OP Jindal Global University (Deemed University), Sonipat (Haryana)	NR	1061	Sonipat	Haryana	Show × OP Jindal Global University (Deemed University), Sonipat (Haryana) Total Score: 1061
2	FLAME University, Pune	NR	1014	Pune	Maharashtra	Show × FLAME University, Pune Total Score: 1014
3	MIT Art, Design & Technology University, Pune	NR	900	Pune	Maharashtra	Show × MIT Art, Design & Technology University, Pune Total Score: 900
4	World University of Design, Sonipat (Haryana)	NR	899	Sonipat	Haryana	Show × World University of Design, Sonipat (Haryana) Total Score: 899
5	Anant National University, Ahmedabad	NR	816	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Show × Anant National University, Ahmedabad Total Score: 816
6	Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed University), Pune	NR	782	Pune	Maharashtra	Show × Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed University), Pune Total Score: 782
7	Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (Deemed University), Nagaur (Rajasthan)	NR	671	Nagaur	Rajasthan	Show × Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (Deemed University), Nagaur (Rajasthan) Total Score: 671
8	Apex Professional University (APU), Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh)	NR	630	Pasighat	Arunachal Pradesh	Show × Apex Professional University (APU), Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh) Total Score: 630

Rank	College Name	Competence of Faculty (150)	Faculty Welfare & Development (100)	Research and Innovation (300)	Curriculum & Pedagogy (100)	Industry Interface (100)	Placement (100)	Infrastructure and Facilities (150)	Internationalism (100)	Leadership/Governance Quality (100)	Range/Diversity of Programmes Offered (100)	NIRF	Total Score
1	OP Jindal Global University (Deemed University), Sonipat (Haryana)	145	82	180	91	84	81	144	89	89	76	NR	1061
2	FLAME University, Pune	144	78	174	79	78	83	140	79	85	74	NR	1014
3	MIT Art, Design & Technology University, Pune	130	72	151	69	68	60	129	77	76	68	NR	900
4	World University of Design, Sonipat (Haryana)	130	67	169	77	70	80	104	67	71	64	NR	899
5	Anant National University, Ahmedabad	124	69	122	68	62	61	118	68	65	59	NR	816
6	Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed University), Pune	119	65	126	63	58	55	121	56	61	58	NR	782
7	Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (Deemed University), Nagaur (Rajasthan)	98	52	110	55	45	45	105	54	50	57	NR	671
8	Apex Professional University (APU), Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh)	94	51	115	51	45	42	93	43	46	50	NR	630