Miranda House is known for promoting quality education for women and was established in New Delhi in 1948. The college is affiliated with DU and it offers a wide variety of courses in the fields of Arts and Science. Miranda House has consistently achieved exceptional rankings over the last few years. In addition, it has consistently climbed in most of the ranking agency scores. It was ranked as the #1 this year by NIRF in the college category ranking and kept up the same for the last four years. Along with the overall ranking of the college, its individual departments & courses have also achieved impressive rankings. Miranda House is ranked as the #2 college for Science in India by India Today Ranking and #7 for Arts by THE WEEK Ranking. 

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Miranda House College Ranking Highlights

Magazine Year Ranked At
Outlook- ICARE 2021 #2 (Arts) Out of 120
2021 #2 (Science) Out of 105
Outlook Magazine 2021 #2 (Science) Out of 100
India Today 2021 #2 (Science) Out of 120
2021 #3 (Arts) Out of 120
2021 #2 (Science) Out of 10 under DU
2021 #3 (Arts) Out of 10 under DU
2021 #3 (Arts) Out of 162
THE WEEK 2021 #7 (Arts) Out of 50
2021 #3 (Science) Out of 50
NIRF 2020 #1 in College category Out of 100

Miranda House College NIRF Ranking 2020

The NIRF Ranking was set up by the MHRD to create a ranking system for the best educational institutions in India. It ranks colleges and institutions on the basis of a set of common parameters. The ranking achieved by Miranda House College on the basis of these parameters in the College Category is as follows:

NIRF Parameters

Miranda House College NIRF Rankings in Last 4 Years

Year Ranking Score
2020 #1 77.23
2019 #1 73.72
2018 #1 71.00
2017 #1 69.39

Top 5 Institutes in NIRF College Category Ranking 2020

Ranking Colleges  Score
#1 Miranda House 77.23
#2 Lady Shri Ram College for Women 72.08
#3 Hindu College 70.44
#4 St. Stephen’s College 69.67
#5 Presidency College 68.89
  • Miranda House College’s closest competitors for the past few years have been Lady Shri Ram College For Women and Hindu College.
  • The ranking of Miranda House College has consistently increased from 2017 to 2020.

Miranda House College THE WEEK Rankings 2019

THE WEEK magazine has been working with Hansa Research since 2009 to develop a thorough ranking of all the best colleges in India. The Week college rankings are based on the reviews of a variety of individuals including Experts, Aspiring & Current students, as well as Recruiters. The final score given to a college is on the basis of Factual Data as well as Perception. 

Composite score = Perceptual score (out of 600) + Factual score (out of 400)

According to the survey conducted by THE WEEK magazine in 2019, Miranda House College achieved the following ranks: 

Category Ranking Total  Year
Science #4 Out of 50 449 2019
Arts #7 Out of 50 411 2019

THE WEEK: Competitor Analysis 

The closest competitors of Miranda House College for the 2019 ranking are listed below:

Category College Ranking Composite Score
Arts Lady Shri Ram College For Women, Delhi #1 510
St. Stephen’s College, Delhi #2 467
Hindu College, Delhi #3 444
Loyola College, Chennai #4 436
Madras Christian College, Chennai #5 423
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai #6 417
Science St. Stephen’s College, Delhi #1 505
Loyola College, Chennai #2 498
Hindu College, Delhi #3 482

Miranda House College India Today Rankings

The India Today Ranking is curated on the basis of the following parameters:

  • Reputation
  • Academic Input
  • Student Care
  • Infrastructure
  • Placement
  • Perceptual Rank
  • Factual Rank

Miranda House College achieved the following Ranks according to the 2021 India Today ranking:

Category Year Ranked At
Science Colleges 2021 #2 (Science) Out of 120
2021 #2 (Science) Out of 10 under DU

Arts Colleges		 2021 #3 (Arts) Out of 120
2021 #3 (Arts) Out of 10 under DU
2021 #3 (Arts) Out of 162

Miranda House College India Today Rankings in Last 5 Years

Year India Today Ranking
2021 #3 - Arts #2 - Science
2020 #3 - Arts #2 - Science
2019 #1 - B.Sc
2018 #1 - Science #4 - Arts
2017 #5 - Arts #5 - Science

India Today: Competitor Analysis

The closest competitors of Miranda House College in 2021 were Hindu College, St. Stephens College, Madras Christian College, and Hansraj College for Women. They achieved the following rankings in 2021:

Category College Achieved Year
Science Hindu College #1 2021
Miranda College #2 2021
St. Stephen's College #3 2021
Madras Christian College #4 2021
Hansraj College #5 2021