20 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chennai

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Below is a list of best universities in Chennai ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 406K citations received by 52K academic papers made by 20 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

#8 in India
Founded
1959

2. Anna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in India
Founded
1978

3. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in India
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

4. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in India
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

5. University of Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#64 in India
Founded
1857

6. Saveetha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Tamil Nadu
#68 in India
Founded
2005

7. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

8. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in Tamil Nadu
#149 in India
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

10. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Tamil Nadu
#216 in India
Enrollment
12,190
Founded
1984

11. Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Tamil Nadu
#221 in India
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

12. Vels University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in Tamil Nadu
#232 in India
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Tamil Nadu
#244 in India
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1988

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Tamil Nadu
#282 in India
Founded
1987

16. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

17. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Tamil Nadu
#354 in India
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2007

18. Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in Tamil Nadu
#408 in India
Founded
2004

19. Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in Tamil Nadu
#482 in India
Founded
1997

20. Indian Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Tamil Nadu
#485 in India
Founded
2008

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Chennai

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
120 Sri Venkateswara University 109
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Tirupati
121 VIT University 14
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Vellore
128 Pondicherry University 34
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Pondicherry
136 Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research 51
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Pondicherry
198 Annamalai University 43
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Chidambaram
286 SASTRA University 79
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Thanjavur
288 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 99
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Bangalore
289 Christ University 21
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Bangalore
290 National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences 35
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Bangalore
291 Jain University 159
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Bangalore