Top College colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2022
Explore Tamil Nadu College colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2022 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu College ranking list
Avg score 57.613 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.
6 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 70.68 0
- 2018: rank 16
- 2019: rank 22
- 2020: rank 10
- 2021: rank 6
- 2022: rank 6
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 10 places from #16 in 2018 to #6 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.
20 PSG College of Arts and Science 64.56 1
- 2018: rank 11
- 2019: rank 17
- 2020: rank 25
- 2021: rank 19
- 2022: rank 20
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 9 places from #11 in 2018 to #20 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
22 Thiagarajar College 63.59 1
- 2018: rank 44
- 2019: rank 34
- 2020: rank 22
- 2021: rank 23
- 2022: rank 22
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 22 places from #44 in 2018 to #22 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
26 St. Joseph's College Tiruchirappalli 61.60 1
- 2018: rank 28
- 2019: rank 39
- 2020: rank 31
- 2021: rank 27
- 2022: rank 26
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #28 in 2018 to #26 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
30 V.O. Chidambaram College 60.34 24
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 77
- 2020: rank 68
- 2021: rank 54
- 2022: rank 30
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 47 places from #77 in 2019 to #30 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
31 Kongunadu Arts & Science College Coimbatore 60.31 5
- 2018: rank 67
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: rank 70
- 2021: rank 36
- 2022: rank 31
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 36 places from #67 in 2018 to #31 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
32 Government Arts College Coimbatore 60.07 10
- 2018: rank 33
- 2019: rank 33
- 2020: rank 34
- 2021: rank 42
- 2022: rank 32
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #33 in 2018 to #32 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
33 Sri Krishna Arts and Science College 59.77 6
- 2018: rank 64
- 2019: rank 53
- 2020: rank 29
- 2021: rank 27
- 2022: rank 33
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 31 places from #64 in 2018 to #33 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.
43 Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli 56.83 0
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 44
- 2020: rank 39
- 2021: rank 43
- 2022: rank 43
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #44 in 2019 to #43 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.
49 VHNSNC Virudhunagar 55.48 2
- 2018: rank 51
- 2019: rank 63
- 2020: rank 53
- 2021: rank 47
- 2022: rank 49
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #51 in 2018 to #49 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
54 Alagappa Government Arts College 55.18 21
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 84
- 2020: rank 80
- 2021: rank 75
- 2022: rank 54
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 30 places from #84 in 2019 to #54 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.
67 Holy Cross College Tiruchirappalli 54.41 18
- 2018: rank 42
- 2019: rank 85
- 2020: rank 66
- 2021: rank 49
- 2022: rank 67
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 25 places from #42 in 2018 to #67 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
68 St.Xavier's College 54.32 1
- 2018: rank 54
- 2019: rank 74
- 2020: rank 50
- 2021: rank 67
- 2022: rank 68
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 14 places from #54 in 2018 to #68 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
70 SRMVCAS Coimbatore 54.20 22
- 2018: rank 39
- 2019: rank 59
- 2020: rank 65
- 2021: rank 48
- 2022: rank 70
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 31 places from #39 in 2018 to #70 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.
79 Jamal Mohamed College 53.51 14
- 2018: rank 83
- 2019: rank 59
- 2020: rank 54
- 2021: rank 65
- 2022: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #83 in 2018 to #79 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
82 Sacred Heart College Tirupattur 53.02 13
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 82
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #82 in both 2022 and 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
83 Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Sivakasi 52.94 17
- 2018: rank 47
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: rank 58
- 2021: rank 66
- 2022: rank 83
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 36 places from #47 in 2018 to #83 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
86 Lady Doak College 52.76 1
- 2018: rank 81
- 2019: rank 79
- 2020: rank 52
- 2021: rank 87
- 2022: rank 86
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 5 places from #81 in 2018 to #86 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
88 Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College 52.60 29
- 2018: rank 91
- 2019: rank 67
- 2020: rank 85
- 2021: rank 59
- 2022: rank 88
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #91 in 2018 to #88 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
90 Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science 52.46 6
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 84
- 2022: rank 90
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 6 places from #84 in 2021 to #90 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
91 Nesamony Memorial Christian College 52.43 NEW
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 91
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #91 in both 2022 and 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
94 Women's Christian College Nagercoil 52.38 3
- 2018: rank 70
- 2019: rank 81
- 2020: rank 78
- 2021: rank 91
- 2022: rank 94
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 24 places from #70 in 2018 to #94 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
96 Scott Christian College 52.34 40
- 2018: rank 37
- 2019: rank 30
- 2020: rank 27
- 2021: rank 56
- 2022: rank 96
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 59 places from #37 in 2018 to #96 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
100 Vellalar College for Women 52.09 18
- 2018: rank 57
- 2019: rank 72
- 2020: rank 87
- 2021: rank 82
- 2022: rank 100
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 43 places from #57 in 2018 to #100 in 2022.
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 2022?
Presidency College Chennai is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #3 with a score of 71.67.
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 2022 list?
32 ranked colleges are shown across 13 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.