The Ministry of Education (MoE) has released the NIRF Ranking 2025. As per the rankings, Annamalai University has achieved an NIRF rank of 42 in the Pharmacy category with a score of 54.68, an NIRF rank of 38 in Agriculture and Allied Sectors with a score of 47.3, and an NIRF rank of 34 in the State Public Universities category with a score of 53.89.
Annamalai University has been featured in the NIRF 2025. According to the NIRF Ranking 2025, Annamalai University is ranked 42 in Pharmacy category, 38 in Agriculture category. The rankings reflect the Annamalai University's consistent efforts toward academic growth and student development.
The table below shows Annamalai University’s NIRF ranking trends across major categories in 2025 and 2024.
| Category/Stream | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank |
| Pharmacy | 42 | 27 |
| Overall | - | 151 |
| Engineering | - | 151 |
| Agriculture | 38 | - |
NIRF evaluates institutions on various parameters like OVERALL, TLR, RP, GO, OI, PR, QNR, QLR, SFC. In the Agriculture, Annamalai University scored 47.3.The following table shows Annamalai University’s performance across all the parameters in the Agriculture category:
| Parameter | 2025 Score | 2024 Score |
| Total Score | 47.3 | - |
Comparison of Annamalai University against similar NIRF - 2025 ranked college in Agriculture category.
| College Name | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank | 2023 Rank |
| Annamalai University | 38 | - | 23 |
| WBUAFS | 39 | 28 | 26 |
| Lala lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | 37 | - | - |
| UAS Dharwad | 35 | - | 39 |
| Navsari Agricultural University | 34 | 35 | - |
| SRM University Chennai | 33 | - | - |
| KUFOS | 31 | - | 25 |