Top University colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2024
Explore ranked University colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai University ranking list
Tamil Nadu11 Saveetha Chennai 64.62 2
- 2020: rank 42
- 2021: rank 29
- 2022: rank 26
- 2023: rank 13
- 2024: rank 11
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 31 places from #42 in 2020 to #11 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
12 SRMIST Chennai 64.56 6
- 2020: rank 35
- 2021: rank 30
- 2022: rank 19
- 2023: rank 18
- 2024: rank 12
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Improved by 23 places from #35 in 2020 to #12 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
13 Anna University 63.85 1
- 2020: rank 12
- 2021: rank 16
- 2022: rank 20
- 2023: rank 14
- 2024: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 1 places from #12 in 2020 to #13 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
39 University of Madras 55.03 11
- 2020: rank 22
- 2021: rank 28
- 2022: rank 39
- 2023: rank 50
- 2024: rank 39
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Moved down 17 places from #22 in 2020 to #39 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
51 Sathyabama 52.16 0
- 2020: rank 39
- 2021: rank 40
- 2022: rank 43
- 2023: rank 51
- 2024: rank 51
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Moved down 12 places from #39 in 2020 to #51 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
55 SRIHER Chennai 50.86 2
- 2020: rank 28
- 2021: rank 47
- 2022: rank 48
- 2023: rank 57
- 2024: rank 55
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Moved down 27 places from #28 in 2020 to #55 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
73 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 48.36 7
- 2020: rank 59
- 2021: rank 51
- 2022: rank 62
- 2023: rank 66
- 2024: rank 73
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 14 places from #59 in 2020 to #73 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
96 Vel Tech Chennai 46.22 31
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: not ranked
- 2024: rank 96
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #96 in both 2024 and 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2024 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top University college in Chennai as per NIRF 2024?
Saveetha Chennai leads the city list at rank #11.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
8 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2024 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.