Top University colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2021
Explore ranked University colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai University ranking list
Tamil Nadu16 Anna University 54.97 4
- 2017: rank 6
- 2018: rank 4
- 2019: rank 7
- 2020: rank 12
- 2021: rank 16
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 10 places from #6 in 2017 to #16 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
28 University of Madras 50.46 6
- 2017: rank 41
- 2018: rank 18
- 2019: rank 20
- 2020: rank 22
- 2021: rank 28
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 13 places from #41 in 2017 to #28 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
29 Saveetha Chennai 50.36 13
- 2017: rank 55
- 2018: rank 46
- 2019: rank 43
- 2020: rank 42
- 2021: rank 29
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 26 places from #55 in 2017 to #29 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
30 SRMIST Chennai 49.98 5
- 2017: rank 34
- 2018: rank 41
- 2019: rank 32
- 2020: rank 35
- 2021: rank 30
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #34 in 2017 to #30 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
40 Sathyabama 48.17 1
- 2017: rank 44
- 2018: rank 45
- 2019: rank 41
- 2020: rank 39
- 2021: rank 40
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #44 in 2017 to #40 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
47 SRIHER Chennai 47.17 19
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 40
- 2019: rank 33
- 2020: rank 28
- 2021: rank 47
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #40 in 2018 to #47 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
51 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 46.44 8
- 2017: rank 21
- 2018: rank 21
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 59
- 2021: rank 51
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 30 places from #21 in 2017 to #51 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2021 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top University college in Chennai as per NIRF 2021?
Anna University leads the city list at rank #16.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
7 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2021 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.