36 Best Public Health schools in Tamil Nadu

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tamil Nadu ranked based on their research performance in Public Health. A graph of 132K citations received by 13K academic papers made by 36 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. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#26 in India

#281 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

2. VIT University

Vellore

For Public Health

#27 in India

#285 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

3. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Chennai

For Public Health

#29 in India

#305 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Saveetha University

Chennai

For Public Health

#38 in India

#381 in Asia

Founded: 2005

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai

For Public Health

#43 in India

#428 in Asia

Founded: 1959

6. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

For Public Health

#46 in India

#445 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

7. Annamalai University

Chidambaram

For Public Health

#47 in India

#453 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

8. Amrita University

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#50 in India

#481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

9. Anna University

Chennai

For Public Health

#52 in India

#490 in Asia

Founded: 1978

10. Bharathiar University

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#65 in India

#545 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

11. University of Madras

Chennai

For Public Health

#78 in India

#606 in Asia

Founded: 1857

12. Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli

For Public Health

#94 in India

#730 in Asia

Founded: 1982

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

Chennai

For Public Health

#110 in India

#825 in Asia

Founded: 1987

14. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Chennai

For Public Health

#111 in India

#826 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

15. Madurai Kamaraj University

Madurai

For Public Health

#114 in India

#842 in Asia

Founded: 1965

16. Avinashilingam University

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#116 in India

#852 in Asia

Founded: 1957

17. SASTRA University

Thanjavur

For Public Health

#140 in India

#980 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

18. Kalasalingam University

Krishnankoil

For Public Health

#157 in India

#1057 in Asia

Founded: 1984

19. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli

For Public Health

#162 in India

#1077 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

20. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#167 in India

#1089 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

21. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

For Public Health

#173 in India

#1108 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

22. Alagappa University

Karaikudi

For Public Health

#176 in India

#1123 in Asia

Founded: 1985

23. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tirunelveli

For Public Health

#180 in India

#1141 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

24. Periyar University

Salem

For Public Health

#184 in India

#1167 in Asia

Founded: 1997

25. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#195 in India

#1228 in Asia

Founded: 2008

26. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Chennai

For Public Health

#204 in India

#1248 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

27. Gandhigram Rural University

Gandhigram

For Public Health

#220 in India

#1310 in Asia

Founded: 1956

28. Central University of Tamil Nadu

Thiruvarur

For Public Health

#233 in India

#1352 in Asia

Founded: 2009

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

Chennai

For Public Health

#258 in India

#1456 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

30. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Chennai

For Public Health

#290 in India

#1578 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

31. Vinayaka Missions University

Salem

For Public Health

#293 in India

#1602 in Asia

Founded: 1981

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

Chennai

For Public Health

#299 in India

#1639 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

33. Vels University

Chennai

For Public Health

#306 in India

#1681 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

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

Chennai

For Public Health

#335 in India

#1841 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1984

35. Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University

Nagapattinam

For Public Health

#349 in India

#1881 in Asia

Founded: 2012

36. Tamil University

Thanjavur

For Public Health

#370 in India

#2018 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1981

Closest to Tamil Nadu states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Karnataka	32	6
Andhra Pradesh	12	72
Telangana	9	62
Kerala	13	35
Maharashtra	28	8
Chhattisgarh	6	36
Odisha	13	75
Madhya Pradesh	16	83
Jharkhand	7	45
West Bengal	26	11
Gujarat	21	39
Bihar	10	228
Uttar Pradesh	37	3
Rajasthan	21	54
Haryana	30	1
Uttarakhand	12	23
Assam	9	64
Punjab	19	2
Himachal Pradesh	8	87
Jammu and Kashmir	10	40