Best Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Universities in Maharashtra [2026 Rankings]

1

Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in India #141 in Asia

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

2

Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in India #361 in Asia

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

3

Pune

Symbiosis International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in India #369 in Asia

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

4

Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in India #416 in Asia

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

5

Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#53 in India #605 in Asia

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

6

Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#72 in India #759 in Asia

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

7

Mumbai

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in India #821 in Asia

14% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1936 Founded

8

Mumbai

International Institute for Population Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#89 in India #827 in Asia

43% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1956 Founded

9

Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in India #981 in Asia

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

10

Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in India #1006 in Asia

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

11

Mumbai

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#150 in India #1132 in Asia

61% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

12

Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#187 in India #1354 in Asia

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

13

Amravati

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#195 in India #1392 in Asia

93% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

14

Aurangabad

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#214 in India #1472 in Asia

23% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1958 Founded

15

Solapur

University of Solapur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#308 in India #1897 in Asia

61% Acceptance

2004 Founded

16

Pune

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#328 in India #1969 in Asia

68% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1930 Founded

17

Mumbai

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#332 in India #1984 in Asia

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

1916 Founded

18

Mumbai

Central Institute of Fisheries Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#342 in India #2017 in Asia

36% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

19

Pune

Flame University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#356 in India #2065 in Asia

29% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2015 Founded

20

Parbhani

Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#364 in India #2089 in Asia

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

21

Akola

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#387 in India #2180 in Asia

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

22

Rahuri

Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#392 in India #2193 in Asia

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

23

Pune

Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#401 in India #2227 in Asia

60% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1821 Founded

24

Lonere

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#409 in India #2256 in Asia

34% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1989 Founded

25

Nashik

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#452 in India #2491 in Asia

78% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1998 Founded

26

Dapoli

Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#460 in India #2527 in Asia

23% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

26 Best Universities in Maharashtra for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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