Top Colleges in Mumbai: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses

There are about 1,390+ top colleges in Mumbai. Top streams offered by private and government colleges in Mumbai are Business and Management Studies, IT & Software, Accounting & Commerce, Mass Communication & Media, and many others.

The top Mumbai colleges include IIT Bombay, ICT Mumbai, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, IIM Mumbai, SPJIMR Mumbai, etc. Admission to these colleges offered at various UG and PG level. To get admission, candidates must complete their Class 12 with relevant stream.

St. Xaviers' College Mumbai is the only top ranked college in Mumbai under NIRF ranking 2025. The college is ranked 89^th position under “colleges” category.

Top College	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
St. Xaviers' college Mumbai Ranking	NA	89	89

Source: Official site and may vary.

Admission to the top colleges in Mumbai under various streams like Management, Engineering, Medicine vary from college to college. Basically, candidates must complete their Class 12 boards with 50% aggregate marks for UG admission and complete their UG degree for PG programme.

Source: Official site and may vary.

The top colleges in Mumbai offer excellent placements. The top colleges like IIT Bombay for Engineering and management colleges like SPJIMR are top colleges.

Check the table below for the top Mumbai colleges with average median package -

Top Mumbai Colleges	Average Median Package
IIT Bombay Placement	INR 15 LPA - INR 19.63 LPA
ICT Mumbai Placement	INR 4.75 LPA - INR 8 LPA
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Placement	INR 6.23 LPA - INR 6.89 LPA
IIM MUmbai Placement	INR 21.7 LPA
SPJIMR Mumbai Placement	INR 22.8 LPA - INR 32.85 LPA
University Mumbai Placement	INR 7 LPA
University of Mumbai Placement	INR 6 LPA - INR 18 LPA
SPJIMR9 Mumbai Placement	INR 5.5 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

For the female candidate, the last round cutoff ranks for IIT Bombay varied between 369 and 13761 for BTech admission among the General category under the All India quota. The cutoff ranks vary for different rounds, courses, specialisations, categories, and genders. For IIT Bombay, the category-wise cutoff ranges for the last round are tabulated below under the AI quota for female-only candidates. 

Category	Last Round Cutoff 2025 (Closing range)
General	369 - 13761
OBC	54 - 4014
SC	31 - 2370
ST	19 - 1140
EWS	20 - 1353
PWD	4 - 202

 

Mumbai has about 1,400+ colleges including both private and government colleges.

Private colleges are expensive and have modern infrastructure and faculty. Listed below are some of the top private colleges with tuition fees -

Private Colleges in Mumbai	Tuition Fee
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Admission	INR 11,240 - INR 2.12 lakh
SPJIMR Mumbai Admission	INR 25,000 - INR 26 lakh
Bharati Vidyapeeths College of Engineering Admission	INR 1.98 Lacs - INR 3.48 lakh
NMIMS, Mumbai Admission	INR 7.5 Lacs - INR 53 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

The top courses offered by top streams are BA, MA, MBA, BTech, etc. Candidates can take their admission as per their stream chosen. Candidates can check the table below for the stream-wise allocation of top courses of the top best Mumbai colleges -

Top Streams	Top Courses	Top Colleges
Business and Management Studies	MBA/PGDM: 220+ colleges BBM/BMS: 130+ colleges BBA: 100+ colleges	560+ colleges
IT & Software	BSc: 130 colleges BCA: 50+ colleges MCA: 40+ colleges	400+ colleges
Accounting & Commerce	BCom: 230+ colleges MCom: 100+ colleges	290+ colleges
Mass Communication & Media	BMM: 70+ colleges BA: 50+ colleges MA: 20+ colleges	270+ colleges
Science	BSc: 170+ colleges MSc: 90+ colleges	220+ colleges

Source: Official site and may vary.

Many streams like arts, science, and commerce colleges in Mumbai are affiliated with the University of Mumbai. The Mumbai University has received approval from the UGC & has received accreditation from the NAAC foundation.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Overall seats across various courses at College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan goes up to 266. College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan offers Degree, Diploma and Certificate courses including 2 UG and 5 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time and Part Time mode.

Maximum 4-5 classes are held everyday for students at NITIE Mumbai. NITIE Mumbai experience is a mixture of education and  enjoyment. Students attend classes from morning to evening and afterwards take part in the extracurricular activities. Overall the college life is a blend of enjoyment and serious studies.

There are about 130+ Medicine colleges in India. Candidates can check the table below for the top Medicine and Health Science colleges in Mumbai with tuition fees -

Medicine & Health Sciences Colleges	Tuition Fee
C.U. Shah College of Pharmacy Courses	INR 1.6 Lacs – INR 2.69 lakh
Lokmanya Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and KEM Hospital Courses	INR 49,250 – INR 6.62 lakh
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College Courses	INR 1.38 Lacs – INR 6.22 lakh
Grant Medical College Courses	INR 1.03 Lacs – INR 7.61 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Listed below are some of the top government colleges in Mumbai with their tuition fees -

Government Colleges in Mumbai	Tuition Fee
IIT Bombay Admission	INR 21,250 - INR 42 lakh
ICT Mumbai Admission	INR 30,000 - INR 2.96 lakh
IIM Mumbai Admission	INR 14 Lacs - INR 15 lakh
VJTI Mumbai Admission	INR 18,000 - INR 2.26 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Given below are some of the top Business and Management studies colleges in Mumbai with their tuition fees -

Business & Management Studies Colleges	Tuition Fee
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai Courses	INR 14 lakh
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay Courses	INR 1.5 Lacs - INR 45 lakh
SPJIMR Mumbai Courses	INR 10.95 Lacs - INR 26.1 lakh
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Courses	INR 13.48 Lacs - INR 24.51 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute Mumbai offers admissions completely on the basis of merit and entrance, both. The institute requires entrance exam including MHT CET, JEE Main, GATE, MHTCET MTech, and MAH MCA CET to offer admission to the courses. In order to secure admission to VJTI Mumbai, candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility criteria laid by the institute.

Mumbai University admission to various courses is based on merit or entrance exam. Mumbai University admission process is conducted through an online application. Candidates can refer to the steps below to fill out the Mumbai University application form:

• Visit the official website of MU
• Fill MU pre-enrolment form
• Fill out the application form of MU affiliated colleges
• Wait for the release of MU merit lists which are published on the official websites of the affiliated colleges

Candidates must wait for the Mumbai University cutoff after submitting their application for admission. Those who make the university's merit list must report to the college for document verification and counselling.

Bharati Vidyapeeths College of Engineering has a Faculty review rating of 5 by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

No, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management does not offer direct admission. The institute accepts admission through national entrance exams like CAT, XAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT, and others. It is mandatory to qualify one of the entrance exams for admission. 

Yes, the cutoff for Welingkar Mumbai has increased. In 2025, the last round cutoff for MBA admission at Welingkar Mumbai was 99.9. For the same course, the last round cutoff was 99.96 in 2024, while in 2023, the cutoff was concluded at 99.93.

The course fees for the top programmes at TISS Mumbai are as follows:

• MA Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM & LR): INR 1.85 Lakhs.
• Master of Hospital Administration (MHA): INR 1.45 Lakhs. 
• MA in Social Entrepreneurship: INR 1.59 Lakhs.
• BSW: INR 2.09 Lakhs.

Students must pay these course fees in either lump sum, yearly or semester-wise mode of payment.

Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering is a well-known institution for Ph.D, B.E. / B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech courses. These programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. As per Shiksha's verified reviews, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering has a rating of 4.02 on the basis of Shiksha-verified reviews by students. Not just this, it has also been rated 4.23 on Campus Life, 3.93 on Placements, 4.06 on Faculty and 4.04 on Infrastructure.

C.U. Shah College of Pharmacy offers Degree courses including 1 UG and 3 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. C.U. Shah College of Pharmacy has specializations such as M.Pharma specializations in Quality Assurance , Pharmaceutical.

According to Shiksha verified reviews, for the faculty S.P. Mandali's Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College have rating of 4.16. It represents that Institute has good, qualified and experienced faculty members.

The course-wise number of companies visited over the past three years during SBM NMIMS placements is presented below:

Particulars	MBA Core Placement Statistics (2022)	MBA Core Placement Statistics (2023)	MBA Core Placement Statistics (2024)
Total recruiters	130	148	168
New recruiters	38	52	72
Particulars	MBA HR Placement Statistics (2022)	MBA HR Placement Statistics (2023)	MBA HR Placement Statistics (2024)
Total recruiters	24	51	46
New recruiters	10	24	21

K J Somaiya School of Engineering is one of the eminent school for Engineering in Mumbai. The school has been ranked under various category such as India Today, Times, The Week, and others. Below mentioned are the KJSSE rankings:

Ranking Body	Category	Rank
Times Ranking 2025	BTech	18
India Today 2025	BTech	41
The Week 2025	BTech	47

JBIMS Mumbai is widely considered worth high expectations due to its phenomenal Return on Investment & elite status and strong established alumni network. It offers top tier placement opportunities, high profile finance & marketing roles & 100% placement rate for internships.