46 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 809K citations received by 109K academic papers made by 46 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. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in India
#126 in Asia
Founded
1959

2. VIT University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in India
#162 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

3. Anna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in India
#246 in Asia
Founded
1978

4. Amrita University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in India
#479 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

6. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in India
#485 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

7. Annamalai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in India
#552 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

8. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in India
#698 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

9. University of Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#64 in India
#723 in Asia
Founded
1857

10. Saveetha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in India
#734 in Asia
Founded
2005

11. Bharathiar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in India
#737 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

12. SASTRA University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#79 in India
#790 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

13. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#80 in India
#797 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1971

14. Bharathidasan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#105 in India
#936 in Asia
Founded
1982

15. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in India
#960 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

16. Kalasalingam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#121 in India
#1024 in Asia
Founded
1984

17. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#129 in India
#1065 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

18. Madurai Kamaraj University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#137 in India
#1083 in Asia
Founded
1965

19. Alagappa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#142 in India
#1114 in Asia
Founded
1985

20. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#143 in India
#1117 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1990

21. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#149 in India
#1153 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

22. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#168 in India
#1314 in Asia
Founded
2008

23. Gandhigram Rural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#170 in India
#1326 in Asia
Founded
1956

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#179 in India
#1360 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1997

25. Periyar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#198 in India
#1461 in Asia
Founded
1997

26. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#216 in India
#1530 in Asia
Enrollment
12,190
Founded
1984

27. Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#221 in India
#1546 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

28. Vels University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in India
#1608 in Asia
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#234 in India
#1620 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1984

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#244 in India
#1663 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1988

31. Avinashilingam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#261 in India
#1739 in Asia
Founded
1957

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#282 in India
#1840 in Asia
Founded
1987

33. Central University of Tamil Nadu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#292 in India
#1887 in Asia
Founded
2009

34. Vinayaka Missions University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#307 in India
#1944 in Asia
Founded
1981

35. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#328 in India
#2012 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1989

36. Tamil University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#343 in India
#2072 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1981

37. Thiruvalluvar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#345 in India
#2077 in Asia
Founded
2002

38. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#354 in India
#2106 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2007

39. SCSVMV University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#357 in India
#2129 in Asia

40. Mother Teresa Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#382 in India
#2215 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

41. Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#408 in India
#2345 in Asia
Founded
2004

42. Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#425 in India
#2416 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1988

45. Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#482 in India
#2774 in Asia
Founded
1997

46. Indian Maritime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#485 in India
#2797 in Asia
Founded
2008

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 1
Andhra Pradesh 19 65
Telangana 11 18
Kerala 14 62
Maharashtra 34 6
Chhattisgarh 10 97
Odisha 14 30
Madhya Pradesh 19 72
Jharkhand 8 31
West Bengal 28 2
Gujarat 33 41
Bihar 12 103
Uttar Pradesh 45 7
Rajasthan 31 33
Tripura 3 187
Sikkim 3 200
Haryana 42 3
Meghalaya 4 98
Uttarakhand 16 13
Manipur 3 257
Assam 11 23
Punjab 23 15
Himachal Pradesh 10 136
Jammu and Kashmir 10 63