Top College colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2021
Explore ranked College colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai College ranking list
Tamil Nadu3 Loyola College Chennai 69.28 3
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 6
- 2019: rank 6
- 2020: rank 6
- 2021: rank 3
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #6 in 2018 to #3 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
7 Presidency College Chennai 66.96 2
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 5
- 2019: rank 3
- 2020: rank 5
- 2021: rank 7
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #5 in 2018 to #7 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
18 Madras Christian College Chennai 63.90 1
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 10
- 2019: rank 13
- 2020: rank 17
- 2021: rank 18
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #10 in 2018 to #18 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
30 Madras School of Social Work 58.59 3
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 49
- 2019: rank 65
- 2020: rank 33
- 2021: rank 30
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 19 places from #49 in 2018 to #30 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
40 Women's Christian College Chennai 56.18 2
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 22
- 2019: rank 32
- 2020: rank 38
- 2021: rank 40
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 18 places from #22 in 2018 to #40 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
51 Ethiraj College for Women 54.77 5
- 2017: rank 16
- 2018: rank 38
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 46
- 2021: rank 51
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 35 places from #16 in 2017 to #51 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
55 Queen Mary's College 54.58 14
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 77
- 2019: rank 40
- 2020: rank 41
- 2021: rank 55
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 22 places from #77 in 2018 to #55 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
58 Stella Maris College 54.27 6
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 30
- 2019: rank 58
- 2020: rank 64
- 2021: rank 58
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 28 places from #30 in 2018 to #58 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2021 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top College college in Chennai as per NIRF 2021?
Loyola College Chennai leads the city list at rank #3.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
8 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2021 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.