Following are the Top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu according to the NIRF 2023 ranking.
There are fifteen colleges in the top 100, while there are twenty three more in the ranking from 100-200. In those with ranks between 100-200, the ranking is not provided.
While IIT Chennai leads the list with a ranking of one, NIT Tiruchirapalli and VIT Vellore follow the leader.
| Name | City | State | Score | Rank | |
| Indian Institute of Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 89.79 | 1 | |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli || | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 69.71 | 9 | |
| Vellore Institute of Technology || | Vellore | Tamil Nadu | 66.59 | 11 | |
| Anna University || | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 65.06 | 13 | |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham || | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 61.54 | 19 | |
| S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology || | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 58.56 | 28 | |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy || | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | 56.21 | 34 | |
| Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education || | Srivilliputtur | Tamil Nadu | 55.69 | 36 | |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering || | Kalavakkam | Tamil Nadu | 52.88 | 45 | |
| PSG College of Technology || | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 49.43 | 63 | |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences || | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 49.3 | 64 | |
| Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology || | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 48.87 | 66 | |
| Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology || | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 46.03 | 77 | |
| Rajalakshmi Engineering College || | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 43.46 | 86 | |
| Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology || | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 43.43 | 87 | |
| Annamalai University | Annamalainagar | Tamil Nadu | |||
| B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |||
| VELS Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies (Vistas) ,Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Chennai Institute of Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Easwari Engineering College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Coimbatore Institute of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |||
| KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Kumaraguru College of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |||
| PSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Sri Krishna College of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Sri Sairam Engineering College | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Kongu Engineering College | Perundurai | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Sona College of Technology | Salem | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Mepco Schlenk Engineering College | Sivakasi | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering | Sriperumbudur | Tamil Nadu | |||
| National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM – Thanjavur) | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | |||
| R.M.K. Engineering College | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
