21 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chennai

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Chennai ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 703K citations received by 70.9K academic papers made by 21 universities in Chennai was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in India
Founded
1959

2. Anna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in India
Founded
1978

3. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in India
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

4. Saveetha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in India
Founded
2005

5. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in India
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

6. University of Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Tamil Nadu
#74 in India
Founded
1857

7. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Tamil Nadu
#104 in India
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

8. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Tamil Nadu
#137 in India
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

9. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in Tamil Nadu
#151 in India
Enrollment
12,190
Founded
1984

10. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in Tamil Nadu
#162 in India
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1997

11. Vels University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in Tamil Nadu
#192 in India
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

12. Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in Tamil Nadu
#236 in India
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1988

13. B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Tamil Nadu
#242 in India
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1984

14. Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Tamil Nadu
#257 in India
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

15. Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in Tamil Nadu
#298 in India
Founded
1987

16. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in Tamil Nadu
#301 in India
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1989

17. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in Tamil Nadu
#379 in India
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2007

18. Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in Tamil Nadu
#398 in India
Founded
2004

19. Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in Tamil Nadu
#480 in India
Founded
1997

20. Indian Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Tamil Nadu
#488 in India
Founded
2008

21. Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in Tamil Nadu
#492 in India
Founded
2005

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Chennai

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
120 Sri Venkateswara University 110
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Tirupati
121 VIT University 8
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Vellore
128 Pondicherry University 40
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Pondicherry
136 Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research 50
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Pondicherry
198 Annamalai University 44
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Chidambaram
286 SASTRA University 85
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Thanjavur
288 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 134
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Bangalore
289 Christ University 18
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Bangalore
290 National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences 39
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Bangalore
291 Jain University 119
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Bangalore