Northern Zone includes states like Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. These states have improved considerably on access to higher education and enrollment of students in professional courses. This zone has several prominent educational institutes that have been training students and imparting holistic development.
Private and Deemed-to-be-Universities Ranking 2019
| University | City | State | Rank |
| Thapar University | Patiala | Punjab | AAAAA |
| Amity University, Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAAAA |
| Jamia Hamdard University | New Delhi | Delhi | AAAAA |
| Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab | AAAAA |
| Shiv Nadar University | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAAAA |
| Shoolini University of BioTechnology and Management Sciences |
Solan | Himachal Pradesh | AAAAA |
| Apeejay Stya University | Gurgaon | Haryana | AAAAA |
| Chitkara University | Patiala | Punjab | AAAAA |
| SRM University | Sonepat | Haryana | AAAAA |
| Eternal University | Sirmour | Himachal Pradesh | AAAAA |
| TERI University | New Delhi | Delhi | AAAAA |
| Jaypee Institute of Information Technology | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAAAA |
| University of Petroleum and Energy Studies | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAAAA |
| Sharda University | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAAAA |
| O.P. Jindal Global University | Sonipat | Haryana | AAAA+ |
| A.P.G. Shimla University | Shimla | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| I.E.C. (India Education Centre) University | Solan | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Chandigarh University | Mohali | Punjab | AAAA+ |
| Shobhit University | Saharanpur | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| AMITY University | Gurgaon | Haryana | AAAA+ |
| Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technology |
Solan | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| BML Munjal University | Gurgaon | Haryana | AAAA+ |
| Shobhit University | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Adesh University | Bhatinda | Punjab | AAAA+ |
| DAV University | Jalandhar | Punjab | AAAA+ |
| Dayalbagh Educational Institute | Agra | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya | Haridwar | Uttarakhand | AAAA+ |
| DIT University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAAA+ |
| Galgotias University | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Jagan Nath University | Jhajjar | Haryana | AAAA+ |
| GNA University | Phagwara | Punjab | AAAA+ |
| M.V.N. University | Palwal | Haryana | AAAA+ |
| Manav Bharti University | Solan | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Noida International University | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Jaypee University | Anoopshahr | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA |
| Ansal University | Gurgaon | Haryana | AAAA |
| Arni University | Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA |
| Baba MastNath University | Rohtak | Haryana | AAAA |
| Bahra University | Solan | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA |
| Gautam Buddha University | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA |
| GD Goenka University | Solan | Haryana | AAAA |
| Guru Kashi University | Bhatinda | Punjab | AAAA |
| ICFAI University | Solan | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA |
| IFTM University | Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA |
| Indus International University | Una | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA |
| Integral University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA |
| K. R. Mangalam University | Gurgaon | Haryana | AAAA |
| Maharaja Agrasen University | Solan | Himachal Pradesh | AAAA |
| National Dairy Research Institute | Karnal | Haryana | AAAA |
| NorthCap University | Gurgaon | Haryana | AAAA |
| RIMT University | Mandi Gobindgarh | Punjab | AAAA |
| Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology |
Sangru | Punjab | AAAA |
| Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University |
Gurgaon | Haryana | AAAA |
| Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University | Chandigarh | Punjab | AAAA |
| Teerthanker Mahaveer University | Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh | AAAA |
| Amity University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Babu Banarasi Das University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Bennett University | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| G L A University | Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Graphic Era University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAA+ |
| Himgiri Zee University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAA+ |
| IMS Unison University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAA+ |
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute | New Delhi | Delhi | AAA+ |
| Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) |
Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAA+ |
| Invertis University | Bareily | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Mangalayatan University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Monad University | Hapur | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| National Museum Institute of History of Arts, Conservation and Musicology | New Delhi | Delhi | AAA+ |
| National University of Educational Planning and Administration |
New Delhi | Delhi | AAA+ |
| NIILM University | Kaithal | Haryana | AAA+ |
| Rayat Bahra University | Chandigarh | Punjab | AAA+ |
| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapith |
New Delhi | Delhi | AAA+ |
| Shri Venkateshwara University | Amroha | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Swami Rama Himalayan University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAA+ |
| Career Point University | Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | AAA+ |
| The Glocal University | Saharanpur | Uttar Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Uttaranchal University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAA+ |
| Ashoka University | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | AAA |
| Forest Research Institute | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAA |
| Graphic Era Hill University | Bhimtaal | Uttarakhand | AAA |
| HIHT University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | AAA |
| Sant Baba Bhag Singh University | Jalandhar | Punjab | AAA |
| Indian Veterinary Research Institute | Izatnagar | Uttar Pradesh | AAA |
| Jagadgura RambhadrAcharya Handicapped University |
Karwi | Uttar Pradesh | AAA |
| Lingaya’s University | Fridabad | Haryana | AAA |
| Maharishi Markandeshwar University | Ambala | Haryana | AAA |
| Manav Rachana International Universitty | Faridabad | Haryana | AAA |
| Mohammad Ali Jauhar University | Rampur | Uttar Pradesh | AAA |
| Nehru Gram Bharati Vishwavidyalaya | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | AAA |
| Sanskriti University | Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | AAA |
| Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University | Barabanki | Uttar Pradesh | AAA |
| Supertech University | Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand | AAA |
| Swami Vivekananda Subharti University | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | AAA |
