Top College colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2021
Explore Tamil Nadu College colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2021 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu College ranking list
Avg score 56.293 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.
6 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 67.14 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 16
- 2019: rank 22
- 2020: rank 10
- 2021: rank 6
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 10 places from #16 in 2018 to #6 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.
19 PSG College of Arts and Science 62.93 6
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 11
- 2019: rank 17
- 2020: rank 25
- 2021: rank 19
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #11 in 2018 to #19 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
23 Thiagarajar College 60.61 1
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 44
- 2019: rank 34
- 2020: rank 22
- 2021: rank 23
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 21 places from #44 in 2018 to #23 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
27 Sri Krishna Arts and Science College 59.09 2
- 2017: rank 22
- 2018: rank 64
- 2019: rank 53
- 2020: rank 29
- 2021: rank 27
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 5 places from #22 in 2017 to #27 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
27 St. Joseph's College Tiruchirappalli 59.09 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 28
- 2019: rank 39
- 2020: rank 31
- 2021: rank 27
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #28 in 2018 to #27 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.
36 Kongunadu Arts & Science College Coimbatore 57.30 34
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 67
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: rank 70
- 2021: rank 36
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 31 places from #67 in 2018 to #36 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.
42 Government Arts College Coimbatore 56.05 8
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 33
- 2019: rank 33
- 2020: rank 34
- 2021: rank 42
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 9 places from #33 in 2018 to #42 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
43 Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli 55.97 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 44
- 2020: rank 39
- 2021: rank 43
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #44 in 2019 to #43 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
47 VHNSNC Virudhunagar 55.49 6
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 51
- 2019: rank 63
- 2020: rank 53
- 2021: rank 47
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #51 in 2018 to #47 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
48 SRMVCAS Coimbatore 55.16 17
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 39
- 2019: rank 59
- 2020: rank 65
- 2021: rank 48
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 9 places from #39 in 2018 to #48 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
49 Holy Cross College Tiruchirappalli 55.09 17
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 42
- 2019: rank 85
- 2020: rank 66
- 2021: rank 49
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #42 in 2018 to #49 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.
54 V.O. Chidambaram College 54.61 14
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 77
- 2020: rank 68
- 2021: rank 54
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 23 places from #77 in 2019 to #54 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.
56 Scott Christian College 54.48 29
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 37
- 2019: rank 30
- 2020: rank 27
- 2021: rank 56
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 19 places from #37 in 2018 to #56 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.
59 Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College 54.15 26
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 91
- 2019: rank 67
- 2020: rank 85
- 2021: rank 59
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 32 places from #91 in 2018 to #59 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
65 Jamal Mohamed College 53.55 11
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 83
- 2019: rank 59
- 2020: rank 54
- 2021: rank 65
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 18 places from #83 in 2018 to #65 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
66 Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Sivakasi 53.42 8
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 47
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: rank 58
- 2021: rank 66
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 19 places from #47 in 2018 to #66 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
67 St.Xavier's College 53.22 17
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 54
- 2019: rank 74
- 2020: rank 50
- 2021: rank 67
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 13 places from #54 in 2018 to #67 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
72 N. G. M. College 52.61 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 72
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #72 in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
75 Alagappa Government Arts College 52.27 5
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 84
- 2020: rank 80
- 2021: rank 75
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 9 places from #84 in 2019 to #75 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
82 Vellalar College for Women 51.84 5
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 57
- 2019: rank 72
- 2020: rank 87
- 2021: rank 82
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 25 places from #57 in 2018 to #82 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
84 Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science 51.65 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 84
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #84 in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
87 Lady Doak College 51.38 35
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 81
- 2019: rank 79
- 2020: rank 52
- 2021: rank 87
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 6 places from #81 in 2018 to #87 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
91 Women's Christian College Nagercoil 51.22 13
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 70
- 2019: rank 81
- 2020: rank 78
- 2021: rank 91
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 21 places from #70 in 2018 to #91 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
98 Government Arts College Udumalpet 50.49 27
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 71
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 98
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 27 places from #71 in 2018 to #98 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
100 Sri Sarada College for Women 50.35 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 100
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #100 in both 2021 and 2021.
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 2021?
Loyola College Chennai is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #3 with a score of 69.28.
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 2021 list?
33 ranked colleges are shown across 14 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.