| College Name | Approved | Location | MHRD Out Of 100 Ranking |
| Loyola College | NAAC-A | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Presidency College | AICTE, NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science – [KCLAS] | UGC | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Madras Christian College | UGC, NAAC-A | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Women’s Christian College | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Ethiraj College for Women | UGC, NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Quaide-E-Millath Government College for Women | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Loganatha Narayanasamy Government College | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College | AICTE, NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Queen Mary’s College | NAAC-B | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Meenakshi College for Women | NAAC, UGC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College For Women | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| SDN Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women | NAAC-A, UGC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Stella Maris College | NAAC, UGC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology University – [PRIST University] | UGC | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Pachaiyappa’s College | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Nirmala College for Women | NAAC-A | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | NAAC, UGC | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| The New College | NAAC-A | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women (Evening) | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Tamil Nadu Open University | UGC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Bishop Heber College | UGC, NAAC-A | Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Fatima College | NAAC-A | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Maher University, Institute of Distance Education | AICTE, UGC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College For Women | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Virudhunagar Hindu Nadar’s Senthikumara Nadar College | AICTE, NAAC | Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu | – |
| A.D.M. College for Women | NAAC | Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Arulmigu Palaniandavar College of Arts and Culture | NAAC-B | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu | – |
| A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women | NAAC | Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| AVC College (Autonomous) | NAAC, UGC | Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Arignar Anna Government Arts College | NAAC | Cheyyur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Arul Anandar College | NAAC-A | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College | NAAC, UGC | Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Auxilium College | NAAC-A | Vellore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Avvaiyar Government College for Women – [AGCW] | UGC | Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Chikkaiah Naiacker College | AICTE, UGC | Erode, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Chikkanna Government Arts College | NAAC, UGC | Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Dharumapuram Gnanambikai Government Arts College for Women | NAAC | Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Devanga Arts College | NAAC | Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu | – |
| D.K.M College for Women | NAAC, UGC | Vellore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chettys Hindu College | NAAC, NAAC-B | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| E.M.G. Yadava Women’s College | NAAC | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Erode Arts College and Science College | NAAC-A | Erode, Tamil Nadu | – |
| G.T.N. Arts College | NAAC | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College | NAAC, UGC | Salem, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College | NAAC-B | Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College for Women | NAAC, UGC | Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Govt College for Women | NAAC | Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu | – |
| HDSD College | UGC | Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu | – |
| H.H The Rajahs College (Autonomous) | NAAC | Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Holy Cross College (Autonomous) | NAAC-A | Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Holy Cross College (Autonomous) | NAAC | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Jamal Mohamed College [JMC] | NAAC-A | Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Khadir Mohideen College – [KMC] | NAAC, UGC | Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Kunthavai Naacchiyar Government Arts College for Women – [KNGAC] | NAAC | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| L.R.G Government Arts College for Women | NAAC | Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Lakshmipuram College of Arts and Science | NAAC | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College | NAAC | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| NGM College (Autonomous) | AICTE, UGC, NAAC-A | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Nadar Mahajana Sangam S Vellaichamy Nadar College – [NMSSVNC] | NAAC, UGC | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Scott Christian College | UGC | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sri Parasakthi College for Women | NAAC | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sri Sarada College for Women | NAAC, UGC | Salem, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sri Vasavi College | NAAC | Erode, Tamil Nadu | – |
| SFR College for Women | NAAC, UGC | Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu | – |
| The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women | NAAC | Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Thiru Kolanjiappar Government Arts College | NAAC, UGC | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Tirupathur Arts and Science College | AICTE | Vellore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Vellalar College for Women | AICTE, NAAC, UGC | Erode, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Yadava College | UGC | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Bharathi Women’s College | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| St Peter’s Institute of Distance Education | UGC, DEB | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Indira Gandhi College of Distance Education – [IGCDE] | NCTE, UGC | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Alagappa Institute of Technology | AICTE | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Thiruvalluvar University | UGC | Vellore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Muslim Arts College | UGC | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Arulmigu Palaniandavar Arts College for Women | NAAC-A | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu | – |
| MV Muthiah Government Arts College for Women | NAAC-A | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu | – |
| St. Joseph’s College | NAAC, UGC | Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Mother Teresa Women’s University | UGC | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Arignar Anna Government Arts College Musiri | NAAC | Manapparai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Bon Secours College for Women | NAAC | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| C.Abdul Hakeem College | NAAC | Vellore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Cardamom Planter’s Association College | NAAC | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Emerald Heights College for Women | NAAC | Ooty, Tamil Nadu | – |
| ERK Arts and Science College | NAAC | Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Annai Khadeeja Arts and Science College for Women | UGC | Manamelkudi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Michael Job College of Arts & Science for Women | AICTE | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Arignar Anna College | UGC | Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College (Autonomous) | UGC, NAAC-A | Karur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Arignar Anna Government Arts College for Women | NAAC | Walajapet, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College for Women, (Autonomous) | NAAC, UGC | Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College for Women | UGC | Salem, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College | UGC | Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu | – |
| National College – [NCT] | NAAC-A+ | Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Kandaswami Kandar’s College | NAAC | Namakkal, Tamil Nadu | – |
| SBK College | NAAC-B | Aruppukottai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Nazareth Margoschis College | NAAC | Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu memorial College | UGC, NAAC-A | Sattur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College (Autonomous) | NAAC | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Periyar Arts College | NAAC-B | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| South Travancore Hindu College | AICTE, NAAC-A | Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College | NAAC | Ooty, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Periyar EVR College | NAAC | Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College | NAAC | Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College (Autonomous) | NAAC | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sadakathullah Appa College | NAAC | Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government College for Women | NAAC, UGC | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sir Theagaraya College | UGC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Lady Doak College | NAAC-A | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Saraswathi Narayanan College | NAAC-B | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sree Ayyappa College for Women | UGC | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College | NAAC-A | Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Nesamony Memorial Christian College | NAAC | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Namakkal Kavignar Ramalingam Government Arts College for Women | NAAC | Namakkal, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Providence College for Women | NAAC-B | Coonoor, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College | NAAC | Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Islamiah College (Autonomous) | NAAC | Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Tirukkoilur College of Arts & Science, | AICTE | Villupuram, Tamil Nadu | – |
| JKK Nattraja College of Arts and Science | NAAC | Namakkal, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Thiruvalluvar College | NAAC | Papanasam, Tamil Nadu | – |
| St. Joseph’s College of Arts & Science (Autonomous) | NAAC-A | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Mannai Rajagopalaswamy Government Arts College | NAAC-B | Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Rajapalayam Raju’s College | NAAC | Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu | – |
| V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women | AICTE, NAAC | Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Thiru. Vi. Ka. Govt. Arts College | NAAC | Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sri G.V.G Visalakshi College for Women | NAAC | Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| St. Mary’s College | NAAC-A | Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| TDMNS College | NAAC-B | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Voorhees College | NAAC-A | Vellore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Women’s Christian College Nagercoil – [WCC] | NAAC | Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Vivekananda College | NAAC | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Bharathidasan University, Centre for Distance Education – [CDE] | UGC, DEB | Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Alagappa University, Directorate of Distance Education | DEB | Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| University of Madras, Institute of Distance Education | UGC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Annamalai University, Directorate of Distance Education | NCTE, UGC, NAAC-A | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Madurai Kamaraj University, Directorate of Distance Education | UGC | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education | UGC | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Mother Teresa Women’s University, Directorate of Distance Education | UGC, NAAC-B | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Periyar University, Periyar Institute of Distance Education | UGC | Salem, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Thiruvalluvar University, Thiruvalluvar Institute Of Distance Education | UGC | Vellore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Tamil University, Directorate of Distance Education | UGC | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Thiravium College of Arts & Science for Women | UGC | Theni, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Vinayaka Missions University, Directorate of Distance Education | UGC | Salem, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Government Arts College For Men | NAAC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | – |
| V. O. Chidambaram College | UGC, NAAC-A | Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Muthurangam Government Arts College | AICTE, NAAC-B | Vellore, Tamil Nadu | – |
| SIVET College | NAAC-B | Tambaram, Tamil Nadu | – |
| Sarah Tucker College | UGC | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | – |