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 4.18M citations received by 375K academic publications made by 53 universities from Tamil Nadu, the popularity of 272 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

3. Amrita University

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

6. Annamalai University

#34 in India
#549 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

8. VIT University

#40 in India
#606 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

10. Bharathiar University

#65 in India
#776 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

16. SASTRA University

#113 in India
#1089 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

25. Chennai Mathematical Institute

#235 in India
#1804 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

27. Vels University

#246 in India
#1868 in Asia
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

38. Tamil University

#419 in India
#2591 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1981

53. Tamil Nadu National Law University

#868 in India
#5424 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 48
Karnataka 59 3
Andhra Pradesh 27 54
Telangana 23 27
Kerala 20 39
Goa 2 148
Maharashtra 53 4
Chhattisgarh 23 119
Odisha 25 36
Madhya Pradesh 53 88
Jharkhand 20 73
West Bengal 42 1
Gujarat 67 47
Bihar 24 139
Uttar Pradesh 79 7
Rajasthan 70 21
Tripura 4 204
Mizoram 3 208
Sikkim 7 176
Haryana 64 2
Meghalaya 9 93
Uttarakhand 33 10
Manipur 7 173
Assam 21 44
Punjab 34 18
Himachal Pradesh 25 105
Arunachal Pradesh 9 356
Nagaland 4 295
Jammu and Kashmir 12 52