List of 53 best universities in Tamil Nadu

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EduRank

Top 53 universities in Tamil Nadu ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 6.37M citations received by 487K academic publications made by 53 universities from Tamil Nadu, the popularity of 282 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

3. Amrita University

#25 in India
#395 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

5. Annamalai University

#31 in India
#512 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

8. VIT University

#42 in India
#607 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

11. Bharathiar University

#70 in India
#819 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

16. SASTRA University

#115 in India
#1103 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

25. Chennai Mathematical Institute

#232 in India
#1742 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

26. Vels University

#236 in India
#1780 in Asia
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

39. Tamil University

#421 in India
#2586 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1981

53. Tamil Nadu National Law University

#871 in India
#5609 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2012

Closest to Tamil Nadu states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Puducherry 4 49
Karnataka 59 2
Andhra Pradesh 27 46
Telangana 23 28
Kerala 20 34
Goa 2 152
Maharashtra 53 4
Chhattisgarh 23 123
Odisha 25 41
Madhya Pradesh 53 93
Jharkhand 20 77
West Bengal 42 1
Gujarat 67 60
Bihar 24 142
Uttar Pradesh 79 7
Rajasthan 70 20
Tripura 4 218
Mizoram 3 223
Sikkim 7 189
Haryana 64 3
Meghalaya 9 92
Uttarakhand 33 11
Manipur 7 173
Assam 21 45
Punjab 34 15
Himachal Pradesh 25 108
Arunachal Pradesh 9 369
Nagaland 4 282
Jammu and Kashmir 12 67