Miranda House

How is Miranda House ranked in 2026?

Heading into the 2026 admission cycle, Miranda House, New Delhi sits at Rank #2 in the NIRF 2025 Colleges category with a score of 83.2, second only to Hindu College. Because the NIRF 2026 list is released later in the year, an aspirant applying in 2026 is judging Miranda House on its 2025 standing, where it remains one of the two best colleges in India and the top-ranked women's college nationally. The same year, Miranda House was ranked #2 for Science by India Today 2025, reinforcing that this Delhi University constituent college is a consistent top-two name rather than a one-year outlier.

In short: as of 2026, Miranda House is a top-2 college in India by NIRF and a top-2 science college by India Today, having spent 2017 to 2023 as NIRF's undisputed Rank #1. The sections below set out every verified rank, year by year, and show how this near-permanent top-tier position holds up against its closest Delhi University peers.

Year-Wise Rankings

The table below consolidates every verified ranking for Miranda House across the major Indian frameworks - NIRF, India Today, Outlook and The Week - for 2023, 2024 and 2025. It answers the single question most applicants ask: "Exactly where does Miranda House place, and in which category?" Read each row as one ranking body's verdict for one year; the Category column matters because Miranda House is rated both as a general "college" by NIRF and as a "science" or "arts" college by the magazine surveys. The Score column is reported only where the ranking body publishes a numeric score.

The clear takeaway for an applicant is consistency: Miranda House never drops below Rank #4 in any framework across these three years, and it tops the Outlook Science list two years running (2023 and 2024). The one visible movement is NIRF, where it slipped from #1 (2023) to #2 (2024 and 2025) after Hindu College overtook it. Note too that India Today actually shows Miranda House improving in science, moving from #3 in 2024 to #2 in 2025.

Ranking Trajectory of Miranda House

Miranda House's NIRF trajectory is the headline story. The college held NIRF Rank #1 in the Colleges category continuously from 2017 through 2023 - seven straight years at the very top - before Hindu College displaced it to Rank #2 in NIRF 2024, a position it retained in NIRF 2025. This is a narrow, single-place shift rather than a decline: the gap between Rank #1 and Rank #2 in the Colleges category is slim, and Miranda House's NIRF score has stayed at the elite 83.2 level into 2025, powered by strong Graduation Outcomes (reported around 88.91) and Perception (around 86.41).

The subject-specific surveys tell an even more stable story. Outlook ranked Miranda House #1 in Science in both 2023 and 2024, and India Today moved it up from #3 in Science (2024) to #2 in Science (2025). The Week placed it #2 among science colleges in 2024. For an aspirant, the signal is that the 2024 NIRF "slip" is confined to one composite ranking; across science-focused rankings Miranda House is flat-to-rising and still fighting for the #1 spot. The reasonable expectation for the upcoming NIRF 2026 release is another top-two finish, given how little has changed in its underlying scores.

How Miranda House Compares

The table below positions Miranda House against the Delhi University colleges it is most often weighed against, using the verified NIRF 2025 Colleges ranking. It answers the practical question, "If I am choosing between Miranda House and its peers, who actually ranks higher?" Read it top to bottom as the NIRF 2025 national pecking order; all of these are Delhi-based colleges competing in the same Colleges category.

For applicants, the comparison shows Miranda House is the best-ranked women's college in the country and trails only Hindu College nationally, while finishing ahead of Hans Raj, Kirori Mal and St. Stephen's in NIRF 2025. Where it pulls clearly ahead of these co-ed peers is in the science-specific surveys: its #1 Outlook Science (2024) and #2 India Today Science (2025) finishes are stronger subject placements than most Delhi rivals achieve, making it a standout choice for women science aspirants in particular.