Top University colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2025
Explore ranked University colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai University ranking list
Tamil Nadu11 SRMIST Chennai 65.26 1
- 2021: rank 30
- 2022: rank 19
- 2023: rank 18
- 2024: rank 12
- 2025: rank 11
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 19 places from #30 in 2021 to #11 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
13 Saveetha Chennai 65.04 2
- 2021: rank 29
- 2022: rank 26
- 2023: rank 13
- 2024: rank 11
- 2025: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 16 places from #29 in 2021 to #13 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
20 Anna University 61.22 7
- 2021: rank 16
- 2022: rank 20
- 2023: rank 14
- 2024: rank 13
- 2025: rank 20
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 4 places from #16 in 2021 to #20 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
38 University of Madras 55.23 1
- 2021: rank 28
- 2022: rank 39
- 2023: rank 50
- 2024: rank 39
- 2025: rank 38
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 10 places from #28 in 2021 to #38 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
53 Sathyabama 52.52 2
- 2021: rank 40
- 2022: rank 43
- 2023: rank 51
- 2024: rank 51
- 2025: rank 53
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 13 places from #40 in 2021 to #53 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
60 SRIHER Chennai 51.35 5
- 2021: rank 47
- 2022: rank 48
- 2023: rank 57
- 2024: rank 55
- 2025: rank 60
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 13 places from #47 in 2021 to #60 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
76 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 49.59 3
- 2021: rank 51
- 2022: rank 62
- 2023: rank 66
- 2024: rank 73
- 2025: rank 76
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 25 places from #51 in 2021 to #76 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top university 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 University college in Chennai as per NIRF 2025?
SRMIST Chennai leads the city list at rank #11.
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.