Top College colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2023
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 71.18 0
- 2019: rank 3
- 2020: rank 5
- 2021: rank 7
- 2022: rank 3
- 2023: rank 3
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #3 in both 2019 and 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
7 Loyola College Chennai 70.46 3
- 2019: rank 6
- 2020: rank 6
- 2021: rank 3
- 2022: rank 4
- 2023: rank 7
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 1 places from #6 in 2019 to #7 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
16 Madras Christian College Chennai 66.61 1
- 2019: rank 13
- 2020: rank 17
- 2021: rank 18
- 2022: rank 17
- 2023: rank 16
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #13 in 2019 to #16 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
37 Stella Maris College 58.19 39
- 2019: rank 58
- 2020: rank 64
- 2021: rank 58
- 2022: rank 76
- 2023: rank 37
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Improved by 21 places from #58 in 2019 to #37 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
39 Madras School of Social Work 58.02 1
- 2019: rank 65
- 2020: rank 33
- 2021: rank 30
- 2022: rank 38
- 2023: rank 39
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 26 places from #65 in 2019 to #39 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
60 Queen Mary's College 54.87 13
- 2019: rank 40
- 2020: rank 41
- 2021: rank 55
- 2022: rank 47
- 2023: rank 60
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 20 places from #40 in 2019 to #60 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
66 Women's Christian College Chennai 54.57 6
- 2019: rank 32
- 2020: rank 38
- 2021: rank 40
- 2022: rank 72
- 2023: rank 66
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 34 places from #32 in 2019 to #66 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
82 Guru Nanak College 53.66 NEW
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 82
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #82 in both 2023 and 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
94 Ethiraj College for Women 52.64 29
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 46
- 2021: rank 51
- 2022: rank 65
- 2023: rank 94
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 58 places from #36 in 2019 to #94 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2023 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top College college in Chennai as per NIRF 2023?
Presidency College Chennai leads the city list at rank #3.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
9 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2023 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?
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