Top College colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2025
Explore ranked College colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai College ranking list
Tamil Nadu14 Loyola College Chennai 71.14 6
- 2021: rank 3
- 2022: rank 4
- 2023: rank 7
- 2024: rank 8
- 2025: rank 14
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 11 places from #3 in 2021 to #14 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
15 Presidency College Chennai 70.62 2
- 2021: rank 7
- 2022: rank 3
- 2023: rank 3
- 2024: rank 13
- 2025: rank 15
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #7 in 2021 to #15 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
16 Madras Christian College Chennai 70.57 2
- 2021: rank 18
- 2022: rank 17
- 2023: rank 16
- 2024: rank 14
- 2025: rank 16
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #18 in 2021 to #16 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
41 Stella Maris College 61.25 11
- 2021: rank 58
- 2022: rank 76
- 2023: rank 37
- 2024: rank 30
- 2025: rank 41
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 17 places from #58 in 2021 to #41 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
55 Madras School of Social Work 58.90 18
- 2021: rank 30
- 2022: rank 38
- 2023: rank 39
- 2024: rank 73
- 2025: rank 55
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 25 places from #30 in 2021 to #55 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
62 Queen Mary's College 57.68 9
- 2021: rank 55
- 2022: rank 47
- 2023: rank 60
- 2024: rank 71
- 2025: rank 62
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #55 in 2021 to #62 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
64 Ethiraj College for Women 57.64 15
- 2021: rank 51
- 2022: rank 65
- 2023: rank 94
- 2024: rank 79
- 2025: rank 64
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 13 places from #51 in 2021 to #64 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
91 DG Vaishnav College 55.03 NEW
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: not ranked
- 2024: not ranked
- 2025: rank 91
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #91 in both 2025 and 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top College college in Chennai as per NIRF 2025?
Loyola College Chennai leads the city list at rank #14.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
8 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2025 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.
How is the city filter created?
The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.