47 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tamil Nadu

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Below is a list of best universities in Tamil Nadu ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 1.39M citations received by 145K academic papers made by 47 universities in Tamil Nadu 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. VIT University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in India
#148 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in India
#164 in Asia
Founded
1959

3. Anna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in India
#248 in Asia
Founded
1978

4. Amrita University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in India
#367 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

6. Saveetha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in India
#470 in Asia
Founded
2005

7. Annamalai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in India
#521 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

8. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in India
#540 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

9. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in India
#669 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

10. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in India
#670 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1971

11. Bharathiar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#66 in India
#712 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

12. University of Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#74 in India
#769 in Asia
Founded
1857

13. Bharathidasan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in India
#802 in Asia
Founded
1982

14. SASTRA University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#85 in India
#807 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

15. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#104 in India
#913 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

16. Kalasalingam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#115 in India
#973 in Asia
Founded
1984

17. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#122 in India
#1004 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

18. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#137 in India
#1084 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

19. Alagappa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#145 in India
#1114 in Asia
Founded
1985

20. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#148 in India
#1139 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1990

21. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#151 in India
#1151 in Asia
Enrollment
12,190
Founded
1984

22. Madurai Kamaraj University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#153 in India
#1154 in Asia
Founded
1965

23. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#158 in India
#1173 in Asia
Founded
2008

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#162 in India
#1196 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1997

25. Vels University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#192 in India
#1379 in Asia
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

26. Gandhigram Rural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#201 in India
#1420 in Asia
Founded
1956

27. Periyar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#203 in India
#1432 in Asia
Founded
1997

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#236 in India
#1556 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1988

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#242 in India
#1593 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1984

30. Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#257 in India
#1641 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

31. Avinashilingam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#263 in India
#1693 in Asia
Founded
1957

32. Central University of Tamil Nadu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#282 in India
#1795 in Asia
Founded
2009

33. Vinayaka Missions University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#291 in India
#1827 in Asia
Founded
1981

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#298 in India
#1850 in Asia
Founded
1987

35. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#301 in India
#1866 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1989

36. SCSVMV University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#340 in India
#2021 in Asia

37. Thiruvalluvar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#353 in India
#2066 in Asia
Founded
2002

38. Tamil University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#364 in India
#2107 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1981

39. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#379 in India
#2152 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2007

40. Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#398 in India
#2225 in Asia
Founded
2004

41. Mother Teresa Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#404 in India
#2242 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

42. Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#442 in India
#2449 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1988

45. Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#480 in India
#2719 in Asia
Founded
1997

46. Indian Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#488 in India
#2794 in Asia
Founded
2008

47. Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#492 in India
#2853 in Asia
Founded
2005

Closest to Tamil Nadu states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Karnataka 34 2
Andhra Pradesh 19 58
Telangana 11 22
Kerala 14 77
Maharashtra 34 6
Chhattisgarh 10 92
Odisha 14 34
Madhya Pradesh 19 37
Jharkhand 8 33
West Bengal 28 3
Gujarat 33 42
Bihar 13 101
Uttar Pradesh 45 7
Rajasthan 31 36
Tripura 3 193
Sikkim 3 204
Haryana 42 1
Meghalaya 4 111
Uttarakhand 16 13
Manipur 3 222
Assam 11 26
Punjab 23 15
Himachal Pradesh 10 143
Jammu and Kashmir 10 59