Top College colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2020
Explore ranked College colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai College ranking list
Tamil Nadu5 Presidency College Chennai 68.89 2
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 5
- 2019: rank 3
- 2020: rank 5
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #5 in both 2018 and 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
6 Loyola College Chennai 68.03 0
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 6
- 2019: rank 6
- 2020: rank 6
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Held the #6 position across 3 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
17 Madras Christian College Chennai 64.36 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 10
- 2019: rank 13
- 2020: rank 17
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #10 in 2018 to #17 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
33 Madras School of Social Work 57.99 32
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 49
- 2019: rank 65
- 2020: rank 33
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 16 places from #49 in 2018 to #33 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
38 Women's Christian College Chennai 56.78 6
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 22
- 2019: rank 32
- 2020: rank 38
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 16 places from #22 in 2018 to #38 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
41 Queen Mary's College 56.28 1
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 77
- 2019: rank 40
- 2020: rank 41
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 36 places from #77 in 2018 to #41 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
46 Ethiraj College for Women 55.76 10
- 2017: rank 16
- 2018: rank 38
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 46
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 30 places from #16 in 2017 to #46 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
64 Stella Maris College 53.36 6
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 30
- 2019: rank 58
- 2020: rank 64
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 34 places from #30 in 2018 to #64 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2020 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top College college in Chennai as per NIRF 2020?
Presidency College Chennai leads the city list at rank #5.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
8 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2020 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.