Top College colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2023
Explore Tamil Nadu College colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2023 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu College ranking list
Avg score 57.893 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.
4 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 71.05 2
- 2019: rank 22
- 2020: rank 10
- 2021: rank 6
- 2022: rank 6
- 2023: rank 4
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 18 places from #22 in 2019 to #4 in 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.
18 Thiagarajar College 65.08 4
- 2019: rank 34
- 2020: rank 22
- 2021: rank 23
- 2022: rank 22
- 2023: rank 18
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 16 places from #34 in 2019 to #18 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
20 PSG College of Arts and Science 64.61 0
- 2019: rank 17
- 2020: rank 25
- 2021: rank 19
- 2022: rank 20
- 2023: rank 20
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #17 in 2019 to #20 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
25 St. Joseph's College Tiruchirappalli 62.48 1
- 2019: rank 39
- 2020: rank 31
- 2021: rank 27
- 2022: rank 26
- 2023: rank 25
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 14 places from #39 in 2019 to #25 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
27 V.O. Chidambaram College 62.14 3
- 2019: rank 77
- 2020: rank 68
- 2021: rank 54
- 2022: rank 30
- 2023: rank 27
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 50 places from #77 in 2019 to #27 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
29 Kongunadu Arts & Science College Coimbatore 61.56 2
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: rank 70
- 2021: rank 36
- 2022: rank 31
- 2023: rank 29
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 22 places from #51 in 2019 to #29 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
33 Sri Krishna Arts and Science College 59.74 0
- 2019: rank 53
- 2020: rank 29
- 2021: rank 27
- 2022: rank 33
- 2023: rank 33
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 20 places from #53 in 2019 to #33 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
34 Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli 59.15 9
- 2019: rank 44
- 2020: rank 39
- 2021: rank 43
- 2022: rank 43
- 2023: rank 34
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 10 places from #44 in 2019 to #34 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
Lower rank is better.
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.
40 Holy Cross College Tiruchirappalli 57.88 27
- 2019: rank 85
- 2020: rank 66
- 2021: rank 49
- 2022: rank 67
- 2023: rank 40
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 45 places from #85 in 2019 to #40 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
42 Sacred Heart College Tirupattur 57.49 40
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 82
- 2023: rank 42
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 40 places from #82 in 2022 to #42 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
44 Government Arts College Coimbatore 57.09 12
- 2019: rank 33
- 2020: rank 34
- 2021: rank 42
- 2022: rank 32
- 2023: rank 44
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 11 places from #33 in 2019 to #44 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
55 St.Xavier's College 55.73 13
- 2019: rank 74
- 2020: rank 50
- 2021: rank 67
- 2022: rank 68
- 2023: rank 55
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 19 places from #74 in 2019 to #55 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
56 Jamal Mohamed College 55.20 23
- 2019: rank 59
- 2020: rank 54
- 2021: rank 65
- 2022: rank 79
- 2023: rank 56
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #59 in 2019 to #56 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
58 The American College 55.04 32
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 58
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #58 in both 2023 and 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.
63 Alagappa Government Arts College 54.76 9
- 2019: rank 84
- 2020: rank 80
- 2021: rank 75
- 2022: rank 54
- 2023: rank 63
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 21 places from #84 in 2019 to #63 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.
69 Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Sivakasi 54.41 14
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: rank 58
- 2021: rank 66
- 2022: rank 83
- 2023: rank 69
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 18 places from #51 in 2019 to #69 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
71 SRMVCAS Coimbatore 54.24 1
- 2019: rank 59
- 2020: rank 65
- 2021: rank 48
- 2022: rank 70
- 2023: rank 71
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 12 places from #59 in 2019 to #71 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
74 DSCASW Perambalur 54.09 NEW
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 74
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #74 in both 2023 and 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
76 VHNSNC Virudhunagar 54.01 27
- 2019: rank 63
- 2020: rank 53
- 2021: rank 47
- 2022: rank 49
- 2023: rank 76
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 13 places from #63 in 2019 to #76 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.
86 Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science 53.19 4
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 84
- 2022: rank 90
- 2023: rank 86
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #84 in 2021 to #86 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
88 Nesamony Memorial Christian College 53.11 3
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 91
- 2023: rank 88
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #91 in 2022 to #88 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
89 DSNSRCAS Coimbatore 53.00 NEW
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 89
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #89 in both 2023 and 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
90 National College Tiruchirappalli 52.95 16
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 90
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #90 in both 2023 and 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
91 Women's Christian College Nagercoil 52.89 3
- 2019: rank 81
- 2020: rank 78
- 2021: rank 91
- 2022: rank 94
- 2023: rank 91
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 10 places from #81 in 2019 to #91 in 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.
95 N. G. M. College 52.59 23
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 72
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 95
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 23 places from #72 in 2021 to #95 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
99 Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science 52.45 NEW
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 99
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #99 in both 2023 and 2023.
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 2023?
Presidency College Chennai is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #3 with a score of 71.18.
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 2023 list?
35 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.