Top University colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2022
Explore ranked University colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai University ranking list
Tamil Nadu19 SRMIST Chennai 56.24 11
- 2018: rank 41
- 2019: rank 32
- 2020: rank 35
- 2021: rank 30
- 2022: rank 19
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 22 places from #41 in 2018 to #19 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
20 Anna University 56.22 4
- 2018: rank 4
- 2019: rank 7
- 2020: rank 12
- 2021: rank 16
- 2022: rank 20
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 16 places from #4 in 2018 to #20 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
26 Saveetha Chennai 52.45 3
- 2018: rank 46
- 2019: rank 43
- 2020: rank 42
- 2021: rank 29
- 2022: rank 26
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 20 places from #46 in 2018 to #26 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
39 University of Madras 49.86 11
- 2018: rank 18
- 2019: rank 20
- 2020: rank 22
- 2021: rank 28
- 2022: rank 39
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 21 places from #18 in 2018 to #39 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
43 Sathyabama 49.18 3
- 2018: rank 45
- 2019: rank 41
- 2020: rank 39
- 2021: rank 40
- 2022: rank 43
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #45 in 2018 to #43 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
48 SRIHER Chennai 48.87 1
- 2018: rank 40
- 2019: rank 33
- 2020: rank 28
- 2021: rank 47
- 2022: rank 48
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #40 in 2018 to #48 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
62 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 46.40 11
- 2018: rank 21
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 59
- 2021: rank 51
- 2022: rank 62
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 41 places from #21 in 2018 to #62 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
100 M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute 40.39 NEW
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 100
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #100 in both 2022 and 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2022 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top University college in Chennai as per NIRF 2022?
SRMIST Chennai leads the city list at rank #19.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
8 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2022 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.