Tribhuvan University Ranking Declines in Global Lists

Kathmandu. The ranking of Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal's largest and oldest university, has seen a continuous decline in its international academic ranking. In the latest university ranking for 2027 by Times Higher Education (THE), which evaluates universities worldwide, TU has been placed in the 1801–2000 group. TU, which was in the 1501 group a year ago, has fallen further in the latest edition.

TU's downward journey has accelerated in recent years. When it first entered THE's world rankings in 2019, TU was in the 801–1000 group. Although it reached 1000 in 2020, it returned to the 801–1000 group in 2021 and subsequent years. TU remained in this group until 2023, then dropped to 1201–1500 in 2024. It then reached 1501 in 2025 and remained in the same group in 2026. In the latest 2027 ranking published on September 30, 2026, TU's ranking has further slipped to the 1801–2000 group.