Top College colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2020
Explore Tamil Nadu College colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2020 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu College ranking list
Avg score 56.475 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
Lower rank is better.
Held the #6 position across 3 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
10 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 66.63 12
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 16
- 2019: rank 22
- 2020: rank 10
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 6 places from #16 in 2018 to #10 in 2020.
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.
22 Thiagarajar College 61.29 12
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 44
- 2019: rank 34
- 2020: rank 22
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 22 places from #44 in 2018 to #22 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
25 PSG College of Arts and Science 60.74 8
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 11
- 2019: rank 17
- 2020: rank 25
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 14 places from #11 in 2018 to #25 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
27 Scott Christian College 59.98 3
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 37
- 2019: rank 30
- 2020: rank 27
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 10 places from #37 in 2018 to #27 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
29 Sri Krishna Arts and Science College 58.56 24
- 2017: rank 22
- 2018: rank 64
- 2019: rank 53
- 2020: rank 29
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #22 in 2017 to #29 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
31 St. Joseph's College Tiruchirappalli 58.27 8
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 28
- 2019: rank 39
- 2020: rank 31
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #28 in 2018 to #31 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.
34 Government Arts College Coimbatore 57.81 1
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 33
- 2019: rank 33
- 2020: rank 34
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 1 places from #33 in 2018 to #34 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.
39 Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli 56.65 5
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 44
- 2020: rank 39
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 5 places from #44 in 2019 to #39 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.
50 St.Xavier's College 54.91 24
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 54
- 2019: rank 74
- 2020: rank 50
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #54 in 2018 to #50 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
52 Lady Doak College 54.67 27
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 81
- 2019: rank 79
- 2020: rank 52
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 29 places from #81 in 2018 to #52 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
53 VHNSNC Virudhunagar 54.63 10
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 51
- 2019: rank 63
- 2020: rank 53
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #51 in 2018 to #53 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
54 Jamal Mohamed College 54.53 5
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 83
- 2019: rank 59
- 2020: rank 54
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 29 places from #83 in 2018 to #54 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
58 Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Sivakasi 53.94 7
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 47
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: rank 58
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 11 places from #47 in 2018 to #58 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.
65 SRMVCAS Coimbatore 53.32 6
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 39
- 2019: rank 59
- 2020: rank 65
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 26 places from #39 in 2018 to #65 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
66 Holy Cross College Tiruchirappalli 53.27 19
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 42
- 2019: rank 85
- 2020: rank 66
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 24 places from #42 in 2018 to #66 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
68 V.O. Chidambaram College 53.08 9
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 77
- 2020: rank 68
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 9 places from #77 in 2019 to #68 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
70 Kongunadu Arts & Science College Coimbatore 52.68 19
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 67
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: rank 70
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #67 in 2018 to #70 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
74 Fatima College Madurai 52.20 20
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 65
- 2019: rank 94
- 2020: rank 74
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 9 places from #65 in 2018 to #74 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
78 Women's Christian College Nagercoil 51.75 3
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 70
- 2019: rank 81
- 2020: rank 78
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #70 in 2018 to #78 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
80 Alagappa Government Arts College 51.55 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 84
- 2020: rank 80
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #84 in 2019 to #80 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
82 CMS College of Science and Commerce 51.49 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 72
- 2019: rank 86
- 2020: rank 82
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 10 places from #72 in 2018 to #82 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
85 Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College 51.33 18
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 91
- 2019: rank 67
- 2020: rank 85
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 6 places from #91 in 2018 to #85 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
87 Vellalar College for Women 51.25 15
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 57
- 2019: rank 72
- 2020: rank 87
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 30 places from #57 in 2018 to #87 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
90 Mahendra Arts & Science College 51.14 6
- 2017: rank 67
- 2018: rank 96
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: rank 90
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 23 places from #67 in 2017 to #90 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
Tamil Nadu ranking questions
Which is the top College college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2020?
Presidency College Chennai is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #5 with a score of 68.89.
Does this include private colleges?
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
How many Tamil Nadu colleges are in the NIRF 2020 list?
32 ranked colleges are shown across 12 cities in this state.
What does the rank trend inside each row show?
Open any row to see that college's NIRF College rank across the latest available editions.