According to the NIRF Indian ranking 2017, Tamil Nadu has featured in a major way in the top 100 colleges list with a total of 37 colleges making it to the list. Loyola College (Chennai), Bishop Heber College (Tiruchirapalli), and The Women's Christian College (Chennai) are the 3 colleges from Tamil Nadu which have featured in the top ten list. Six colleges from Tamil Nadu have featured in the rank 11 to 20 as well.
