Bharathiar University has been featured in the NIRF 2023. According to the NIRF Ranking 2023, Bharathiar University is ranked 38 in Research category, 21 in University category, 36 in Overall category. The rankings reflect the Bharathiar University's consistent efforts toward academic growth and student development.
The table below shows Bharathiar University’s NIRF ranking trends across major categories in 2023 and 2022. Bharathiar University has shown slight dip in the University category compared to last year.
| Category/Stream | 2023 Rank | 2022 Rank |
| Research | 38 | 22 |
| University | 21 | 15 |
| Overall | 36 | 24 |
NIRF evaluates institutions on various parameters like OVERALL, TLR, RP, GO, OI, PR, QNR, QLR, SFC. In the University, Bharathiar University scored 57.82.The following table shows Bharathiar University’s performance across all the parameters in the University category:
| Parameter | 2023 Score | 2022 Score |
| Total Score | 57.82 | 58.25 |
| TLR | 63.1 | 63.97 |
| RP | 43.77 | 44.36 |
| GO | 78.87 | 78.31 |
| OI | 51.98 | 63.96 |
| PR | 47.86 | 36.88 |
Comparison of Bharathiar University against similar NIRF - 2023 ranked college in University category.
| College Name | 2023 Rank | 2022 Rank | 2021 Rank |
| Bharathiar University | 21 | 15 | 14 |
| Thapar University | 22 | 31 | 26 |
| ICT Mumbai | 23 | 14 | 15 |
| Kerala University College of Teacher Education (KUCTE), Thiruvananthapuram | 24 | 40 | 27 |
| Panjab University | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| SASTRA University | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| BITS Pilani | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| UniPune | 19 | 12 | 11 |
| SRM University Chennai | 18 | 19 | 30 |
| Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| KIIT | 16 | 20 | 21 |