Top College colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2024
Explore ranked College colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai College ranking list
Tamil Nadu8 Loyola College Chennai 70.74 1
- 2020: rank 6
- 2021: rank 3
- 2022: rank 4
- 2023: rank 7
- 2024: rank 8
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #6 in 2020 to #8 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
13 Presidency College Chennai 68.36 10
- 2020: rank 5
- 2021: rank 7
- 2022: rank 3
- 2023: rank 3
- 2024: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #5 in 2020 to #13 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
14 Madras Christian College Chennai 67.41 2
- 2020: rank 17
- 2021: rank 18
- 2022: rank 17
- 2023: rank 16
- 2024: rank 14
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #17 in 2020 to #14 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
30 Stella Maris College 59.51 7
- 2020: rank 64
- 2021: rank 58
- 2022: rank 76
- 2023: rank 37
- 2024: rank 30
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 34 places from #64 in 2020 to #30 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
67 Women's Christian College Chennai 54.54 1
- 2020: rank 38
- 2021: rank 40
- 2022: rank 72
- 2023: rank 66
- 2024: rank 67
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 29 places from #38 in 2020 to #67 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
71 Queen Mary's College 54.49 11
- 2020: rank 41
- 2021: rank 55
- 2022: rank 47
- 2023: rank 60
- 2024: rank 71
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 30 places from #41 in 2020 to #71 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
73 Madras School of Social Work 54.17 34
- 2020: rank 33
- 2021: rank 30
- 2022: rank 38
- 2023: rank 39
- 2024: rank 73
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 40 places from #33 in 2020 to #73 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
79 Ethiraj College for Women 53.61 15
- 2020: rank 46
- 2021: rank 51
- 2022: rank 65
- 2023: rank 94
- 2024: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 33 places from #46 in 2020 to #79 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
89 Guru Nanak College 52.60 7
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 82
- 2024: rank 89
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #82 in 2023 to #89 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2024 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top College college in Chennai as per NIRF 2024?
Loyola College Chennai leads the city list at rank #8.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
9 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2024 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.