Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, appears in 2 different rankings on our records, covering 2 years (2021 to 2024). Its best position is #9 from The Week in 2021 for Engineering. This page puts those numbers side by side and explains what each agency is actually measuring, because a rank on its own does not tell you much.
Which agencies rank Anna University
Not all rankings are the same. Some are run by the government, some by global research firms, and some by magazines. Here is who ranks Anna University and what their number is based on.
| Agency | Type | Latest rank | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Week | Media survey | #9 (2021) | The Week's ranking, done with Hansa Research, is also survey-led. |
| QS | Global | #179 (2024) | QS is a global ranking, so an Indian college here is being compared with universities worldwide. |
How Anna University has moved
We have Anna University's ranks for 2 years, so there isn't enough history yet to call a trend. As more years are added, the movement will show up in the tables above.
What these ranks mean for you
A rank tells you how a college compares on the things an agency chose to measure. It does not tell you whether the course you want is good here, whether the faculty in your branch are strong, or whether companies that hire for your field come to this campus. Two colleges ten places apart in a table can be very different for one particular branch.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then check the things that actually decide your four years: the 88 courses on offer, the fees, the placement record for your branch, and the cutoffs you would need. All of those are on the other tabs of this page.
How to read a ranking table
- Check the stream, not just the overall rank. A college can be #3 overall and #12 in the branch you want.
- Check who is doing the ranking. A government ranking and a magazine survey are measuring different things.
- Check the year. Ranks from three years ago describe a different batch than the one you will join.
- Check how many colleges were ranked. #50 out of 100 and #50 out of 2,000 are not the same result.
About Anna University's ranking record
The ranks shown here come from The Week and QS and cover 2021–2024. They are updated as each agency publishes its new list. Anna University is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. If a ranking is missing here, it usually means the agency did not list Anna University that year, not that the college dropped out of it.