Top Dental colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2025
Explore ranked Dental colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai Dental ranking list
Tamil Nadu2 Saveetha Chennai 85.31 1
- 2021: rank 3
- 2022: rank 1
- 2023: rank 1
- 2024: rank 1
- 2025: rank 2
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #3 in 2021 to #2 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
8 SRM Dental College 68.19 1
- 2021: rank 10
- 2022: rank 8
- 2023: rank 6
- 2024: rank 7
- 2025: rank 8
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #10 in 2021 to #8 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
13 SRIHER Chennai 61.28 3
- 2021: rank 8
- 2022: rank 13
- 2023: rank 7
- 2024: rank 10
- 2025: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 5 places from #8 in 2021 to #13 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
16 MAHER Chennai 59.92 3
- 2021: rank 24
- 2022: rank 22
- 2023: rank 16
- 2024: rank 13
- 2025: rank 16
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 8 places from #24 in 2021 to #16 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
27 Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital 56.32 2
- 2021: rank 22
- 2022: rank 29
- 2023: not ranked
- 2024: not ranked
- 2025: rank 27
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 5 places from #22 in 2021 to #27 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
30 M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute 55.08 10
- 2021: rank 35
- 2022: rank 25
- 2023: rank 23
- 2024: rank 20
- 2025: rank 30
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 5 places from #35 in 2021 to #30 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
39 SRM Kattankulathur Dental College 52.88 7
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: not ranked
- 2024: rank 32
- 2025: rank 39
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #32 in 2024 to #39 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top Dental college in Chennai as per NIRF 2025?
Saveetha Chennai leads the city list at rank #2.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
7 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2025 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.