39 Best Public Health schools in Tamil Nadu

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 224K citations received by 17.1K academic papers made by 39 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. Saveetha University

Chennai

For Public Health

#22 in India

#225 in Asia

Founded: 2005

2. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#25 in India

#247 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

3. VIT University

Vellore

For Public Health

#28 in India

#289 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

4. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Chennai

For Public Health

#29 in India

#291 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

5. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

For Public Health

#35 in India

#357 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

6. Annamalai University

Chidambaram

For Public Health

#42 in India

#401 in Asia

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

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai

For Public Health

#45 in India

#444 in Asia

Founded: 1959

8. Amrita University

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#49 in India

#460 in Asia

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

9. Anna University

Chennai

For Public Health

#52 in India

#479 in Asia

Founded: 1978

10. Bharathiar University

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#76 in India

#588 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

11. University of Madras

Chennai

For Public Health

#89 in India

#657 in Asia

Founded: 1857

12. Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli

For Public Health

#105 in India

#739 in Asia

Founded: 1982

13. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Chennai

For Public Health

#107 in India

#745 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

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

Chennai

For Public Health

#122 in India

#856 in Asia

Founded: 1987

15. Madurai Kamaraj University

Madurai

For Public Health

#125 in India

#868 in Asia

Founded: 1965

16. SASTRA University

Thanjavur

For Public Health

#136 in India

#922 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

17. Avinashilingam University

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#141 in India

#948 in Asia

Founded: 1957

18. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

For Public Health

#159 in India

#1020 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

19. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#164 in India

#1059 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

20. Kalasalingam University

Krishnankoil

For Public Health

#168 in India

#1081 in Asia

Founded: 1984

21. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Chennai

For Public Health

#172 in India

#1103 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

22. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli

For Public Health

#174 in India

#1113 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

23. Periyar University

Salem

For Public Health

#177 in India

#1124 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tirunelveli

For Public Health

#189 in India

#1152 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

25. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Coimbatore

For Public Health

#193 in India

#1170 in Asia

Founded: 2008

26. Alagappa University

Karaikudi

For Public Health

#195 in India

#1172 in Asia

Founded: 1985

27. Central University of Tamil Nadu

Thiruvarur

For Public Health

#213 in India

#1282 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Vinayaka Missions University

Salem

For Public Health

#219 in India

#1305 in Asia

Founded: 1981

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

Chennai

For Public Health

#221 in India

#1313 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

30. Gandhigram Rural University

Gandhigram

For Public Health

#236 in India

#1348 in Asia

Founded: 1956

31. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Chennai

For Public Health

#286 in India

#1506 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

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

Chennai

For Public Health

#293 in India

#1530 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

33. Vels University

Chennai

For Public Health

#299 in India

#1560 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

34. Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University

Nagapattinam

For Public Health

#340 in India

#1774 in Asia

Founded: 2012

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

Chennai

For Public Health

#361 in India

#1873 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1984

36. Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

Chennai

For Public Health

#369 in India

#1914 in Asia

Founded: 2004

37. Tamil University

Thanjavur

For Public Health

#389 in India

#2020 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1981

38. Thiruvalluvar University

Vellore

For Public Health

#391 in India

#2029 in Asia

Founded: 2002

39. Chennai Mathematical Institute

Chennai

For Public Health

#404 in India

#2164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1988

Closest to Tamil Nadu states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Karnataka	32	6
Andhra Pradesh	14	79
Telangana	9	68
Kerala	13	37
Maharashtra	30	7
Chhattisgarh	7	20
Odisha	13	71
Madhya Pradesh	17	91
Jharkhand	7	51
West Bengal	26	12
Gujarat	24	41
Bihar	11	215
Uttar Pradesh	39	4
Rajasthan	23	64
Haryana	32	1
Uttarakhand	12	27
Assam	10	74
Punjab	19	2
Himachal Pradesh	8	102
Jammu and Kashmir	10	33