Top University colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2018
Explore ranked University colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai University ranking list
Tamil Nadu4 Anna University 62.82 2
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 6
- 2018: rank 4
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #6 in 2017 to #4 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
18 University of Madras 51.52 23
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 41
- 2018: rank 18
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 23 places from #41 in 2017 to #18 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
21 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 50.74 0
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 21
- 2018: rank 21
Lower rank is better.
Held the #21 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
40 SRIHER Chennai 45.29 1
- 2016: rank 41
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 40
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #41 in 2016 to #40 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
41 SRMIST Chennai 45.17 7
- 2016: rank 43
- 2017: rank 34
- 2018: rank 41
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #43 in 2016 to #41 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
45 Sathyabama 44.34 1
- 2016: rank 42
- 2017: rank 44
- 2018: rank 45
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #42 in 2016 to #45 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
46 Saveetha Chennai 44.00 9
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 55
- 2018: rank 46
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 9 places from #55 in 2017 to #46 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
65 TANUVAS Chennai 41.73 27
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 38
- 2018: rank 65
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 27 places from #38 in 2017 to #65 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
88 MAHER Chennai 38.70 18
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 70
- 2018: rank 88
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 18 places from #70 in 2017 to #88 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2018 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top University college in Chennai as per NIRF 2018?
Anna University leads the city list at rank #4.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
9 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2018 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.