Top College colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2022
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 Presidency College Chennai 71.67 4
- 2018: rank 5
- 2019: rank 3
- 2020: rank 5
- 2021: rank 7
- 2022: rank 3
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #5 in 2018 to #3 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
4 Loyola College Chennai 71.00 1
- 2018: rank 6
- 2019: rank 6
- 2020: rank 6
- 2021: rank 3
- 2022: rank 4
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #6 in 2018 to #4 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
17 Madras Christian College Chennai 65.72 1
- 2018: rank 10
- 2019: rank 13
- 2020: rank 17
- 2021: rank 18
- 2022: rank 17
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #10 in 2018 to #17 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
38 Madras School of Social Work 58.59 8
- 2018: rank 49
- 2019: rank 65
- 2020: rank 33
- 2021: rank 30
- 2022: rank 38
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 11 places from #49 in 2018 to #38 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
47 Queen Mary's College 56.12 8
- 2018: rank 77
- 2019: rank 40
- 2020: rank 41
- 2021: rank 55
- 2022: rank 47
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 30 places from #77 in 2018 to #47 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
65 Ethiraj College for Women 54.55 14
- 2018: rank 38
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 46
- 2021: rank 51
- 2022: rank 65
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 27 places from #38 in 2018 to #65 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
72 Women's Christian College Chennai 54.19 32
- 2018: rank 22
- 2019: rank 32
- 2020: rank 38
- 2021: rank 40
- 2022: rank 72
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 50 places from #22 in 2018 to #72 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
76 Stella Maris College 53.92 18
- 2018: rank 30
- 2019: rank 58
- 2020: rank 64
- 2021: rank 58
- 2022: rank 76
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 46 places from #30 in 2018 to #76 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2022 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top College college in Chennai as per NIRF 2022?
Presidency 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 2022 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.