Top University colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2019
Explore ranked University colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai University ranking list
Tamil Nadu7 Anna University 60.35 3
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 6
- 2018: rank 4
- 2019: rank 7
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 1 places from #6 in 2017 to #7 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
20 University of Madras 51.34 2
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 41
- 2018: rank 18
- 2019: rank 20
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 21 places from #41 in 2017 to #20 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
32 SRMIST Chennai 47.80 9
- 2016: rank 43
- 2017: rank 34
- 2018: rank 41
- 2019: rank 32
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 11 places from #43 in 2016 to #32 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
33 SRIHER Chennai 47.34 7
- 2016: rank 41
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 40
- 2019: rank 33
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 8 places from #41 in 2016 to #33 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
36 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 46.32 15
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 21
- 2018: rank 21
- 2019: rank 36
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 15 places from #21 in 2017 to #36 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
41 Sathyabama 45.58 4
- 2016: rank 42
- 2017: rank 44
- 2018: rank 45
- 2019: rank 41
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #42 in 2016 to #41 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
43 Saveetha Chennai 45.42 3
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 55
- 2018: rank 46
- 2019: rank 43
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 12 places from #55 in 2017 to #43 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
70 TANUVAS Chennai 40.88 5
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 38
- 2018: rank 65
- 2019: rank 70
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 32 places from #38 in 2017 to #70 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
100 MAHER Chennai 38.45 12
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 70
- 2018: rank 88
- 2019: rank 100
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 30 places from #70 in 2017 to #100 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2019 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top University college in Chennai as per NIRF 2019?
Anna University leads the city list at rank #7.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
9 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2019 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.