Top University colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2023
Explore ranked University colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai University ranking list
Tamil Nadu13 Saveetha Chennai 60.98 13
- 2019: rank 43
- 2020: rank 42
- 2021: rank 29
- 2022: rank 26
- 2023: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 30 places from #43 in 2019 to #13 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
14 Anna University 60.48 6
- 2019: rank 7
- 2020: rank 12
- 2021: rank 16
- 2022: rank 20
- 2023: rank 14
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #7 in 2019 to #14 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
18 SRMIST Chennai 58.73 1
- 2019: rank 32
- 2020: rank 35
- 2021: rank 30
- 2022: rank 19
- 2023: rank 18
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 14 places from #32 in 2019 to #18 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
50 University of Madras 49.50 11
- 2019: rank 20
- 2020: rank 22
- 2021: rank 28
- 2022: rank 39
- 2023: rank 50
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 30 places from #20 in 2019 to #50 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
51 Sathyabama 49.26 8
- 2019: rank 41
- 2020: rank 39
- 2021: rank 40
- 2022: rank 43
- 2023: rank 51
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 10 places from #41 in 2019 to #51 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
57 SRIHER Chennai 48.61 9
- 2019: rank 33
- 2020: rank 28
- 2021: rank 47
- 2022: rank 48
- 2023: rank 57
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 24 places from #33 in 2019 to #57 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
66 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 46.91 4
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 59
- 2021: rank 51
- 2022: rank 62
- 2023: rank 66
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 30 places from #36 in 2019 to #66 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
92 M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute 43.62 8
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 100
- 2023: rank 92
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 8 places from #100 in 2022 to #92 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2023 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top University college in Chennai as per NIRF 2023?
Saveetha Chennai leads the city list at rank #13.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
8 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2023 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.