Top colleges in Chennai
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IIT Madras
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #1Fees: ~1.5LPlacement: INR 21.48 LPA - 2View details
SRM University Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #4Placement: INR 7.92 LPA - 3View details
Anna University
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #11Fees: ~1.25L - 4View details
Anna University Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #11Fees: ~1.2LPlacement: INR 8.54 LPA - 5View details
Loyola Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #14Placement: INR 6.34 LPA - 6View details
Presidency College Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #15Fees: ~1L - 7View details
MCC Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #16Fees: ~2.06L - 8View details
CIPET
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Ranking Overall #32 3.9 (18)Fees: ~1.37L - 9View details
Stella Maris College Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #41 - 10View details
Madras School of Social Work Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #55 - 11View details
SIST Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Ranking Overall #59 3.9 (630)Fees: ~1.1LPlacement: INR 5.45 LPA - 12View details
Queen Mary's College Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #62Fees: ~5.614L - 13View details
Ethiraj College for Women Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #64Fees: ~2.36L - 14View details
University of Madras Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #68Fees: ~1.08L - 15View details
Alpha College of Engineering Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Ranking Overall #69 3.9 (49)Fees: ~1.6L - 16View details
SSN Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #82 - 17View details
SPIHER Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Ranking Overall #83 3.9 (20)Fees: ~1.37L - 18View details
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Ranking Overall #86 3.9 (29)Fees: ~3.48L - 19View details
DG Vaishnav College Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #91Fees: ~1.74L - 20View details
HICAS Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #101 4 (206)Fees: ~1LPlacement: INR 3.75 LPA - 21View details
M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #101Fees: ~17LPlacement: INR 3.5 LPA - 22View details
Bharathi Women's College Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #151Fees: ~1L - 23View details
Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #151Fees: ~1.52LPlacement: ₹2 L - 24View details
Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Chennai
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #151Fees: ~1.05L - 25View details
TANUVAS
Tamil Nadu, Chennai
NIRF Overall #151Fees: ~1.04L
About Colleges in Chennai (2026)
Chennai is home to 290 colleges for the 2026 academic session, spanning government institutes, deemed universities and private colleges. The list above is ordered using NIRF, EduNext and other recognised rankings, so the strongest options appear first and you can compare them at a glance.
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There are 290 colleges in Chennai listed on EduNext for 2026 admissions, ranked using NIRF and EduNext rankings.