48 arts & science colleges in Chennai — 9 government, 16 aided and 23 self-financing. The courses offered most often are B.Com (General), B.A English, B.A Tamil, B.Sc Computer Science. Tap a college for its course list and admission details.
| # | College | Type | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharathi Womens College(Autonomous), Prakasam Salai | Government | B.A Economics, B.A English, B.A History, B.A Tamil, B.Com (General) +21 more |
| 2 | Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College(Autonomous), Vysarpadi | Government | B.A Defence & Strategic Studies, B.A Economics, B.A English, B.A Tamil, B.B.A (Financial Management) +19 more |
| 3 | Government Arts College(Autonomous), Anna Salai | Government | B.A Economics, B.A English, B.A History, B.A Public Administration, B.A Tamil +24 more |
| 4 | Government Arts and Science College, Alandur | Government | B.A Political Science, BBA, B.Com (General), B.Sc Computer Science, B.Sc Psychology |
| 5 | Government Arts and Science College, R.K.Nagar | Government | B.A Economics, B.A English, B.A Tamil, BBA, B.Com (Corporate Secretaryship) +5 more |
| 6 | Government Arts and Science College, Thiruvottriyur | Government | B.A English, B.A Tamil, BCA, B.Com (Computer Applications), B.Com (General) |
| 7 | Presidency College, Chennai | Government | B.A Economics, B.A English, B.A Hindi, B.A History, B.A Malayalam +38 more |
| 8 | Quaid-E-Millath Government College For Women(Autonomous), Anna Salai | Government | B.A Economics, B.A English, B.A History, B.A Tamil, B.Com (Corporate Secretaryship) +19 more |
| 9 | Queen Marys College(Autonomous), Chennai | Government | B.A Economics, B.A English, B.A History, B.A Indian Music, B.A Sanskrit +35 more |
| 10 | C. Kandaswami Naidu College For Men | Aided | Not published |
| 11 | Chellammal Women’s College Of The Pachaiyappa’s Trust | Aided | Not published |
| 12 | Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College | Aided | Not published |
| 13 | Guru Nanak College (Autonomous) | Aided | Not published |
| 14 | Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women | Aided | Not published |
| 15 | Loyola College, Nungambakkam | Aided | Not published |
| 16 | Madras School Of Social Work | Aided | Not published |
| 17 | Meenakshi College For Women | Aided | Not published |
| 18 | Pachaiyappa’s College | Aided | Not published |
| 19 | Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College | Aided | Not published |
| 20 | Sir Theagaraya College | Aided | Not published |
| 21 | Stella Maris College | Aided | Not published |
| 22 | The Ethiraj College For Women | Aided | Not published |
| 23 | The New College | Aided | Not published |
| 24 | The Quaide Milleth College for Men | Aided | Not published |
| 25 | Women’s Christian College, Nungambakkam | Aided | Not published |
| 26 | AA Arts And Science | Self-financing | Not published |
| 27 | Anna Adarsh College For Women | Self-financing | Not published |
| 28 | Annai Veilankanni's College For Women | Self-financing | Not published |
| 29 | Annai Violet Arts & Science College | Self-financing | Not published |
| 30 | Avichi Arts and Science College | Self-financing | Not published |
| 31 | Chennai Arts and Science College | Self-financing | Not published |
| 32 | Chevalier T Thomas Elizabeth College For Women | Self-financing | Not published |
| 33 | Don Bosco Arts and Science college (Co-Ed) | Self-financing | Not published |
| 34 | Dr. MGR Janaki College of Arts And Science For Women | Self-financing | Not published |
| 35 | Guru Shree Shanthi Vijai Jain College [W] | Self-financing | Not published |
| 36 | K.C.S. Kasi Nadar College of Arts & Science | Self-financing | Not published |
| 37 | KUMARARANI MEENA MUTHIAH COLLEGE OF A&Sc | Self-financing | Not published |
| 38 | MOP Vaishnav College For Women | Self-financing | Not published |
| 39 | Patrican College Of Arts And Science | Self-financing | Not published |
| 40 | Shri Krishnaswamy (W) College | Self-financing | Not published |
| 41 | Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women | Self-financing | Not published |
| 42 | Sree MuthuKumaraswamy College | Self-financing | Not published |
| 43 | Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Arts And Science College For Women | Self-financing | Not published |
| 44 | St. George Arts and Science College | Self-financing | Not published |
| 45 | St. Thomas College of Arts and Science | Self-financing | Not published |
| 46 | Thiruthangal Nadar College | Self-financing | Not published |
| 47 | Vallal P.T.Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Arts and Science College | Self-financing | Not published |
| 48 | Valliammal College For Women | Self-financing | Not published |
| Course | Colleges in Chennai |
|---|---|
| B.Com (General) | 9 |
| B.A English | 8 |
| B.A Tamil | 8 |
| B.Sc Computer Science | 8 |
| B.A Economics | 7 |
| B.Sc Mathematics | 7 |
| M.A Economics | 7 |
| M.Com | 7 |
| B.Sc Advanced Zoology & Biotechnology | 6 |
| B.Sc Chemistry | 6 |
| B.Sc Physics | 6 |
| M.A English Literature | 6 |
| M.Sc Mathematics | 6 |
| M.Sc Chemistry | 6 |
| M.Sc Zoology | 6 |
| B.A History | 5 |
| M.A Historical Studies | 5 |
| M.A Tamil Literature | 5 |
| M.Sc Computer Science | 5 |
| B.Sc Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology | 5 |
| B.Com (Corporate Secretaryship) | 5 |
| M.Sc Physics | 4 |
| B.Sc Geography | 3 |
| M.Sc Botany | 3 |
| B.Sc Home Science - Nutrition Food Service Management & Dietetics | 3 |
| B.Sc Psychology | 3 |
| B.Sc Statistics | 3 |
| B.Sc Bio-Chemistry | 2 |
| M.S.W | 2 |
| BBA | 2 |
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48: 9 government, 16 aided and 23 self-financing.
Bharathi Womens College(Autonomous), Prakasam Salai, Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College(Autonomous), Vysarpadi, Government Arts and Science College, R.K.Nagar, Government Arts and Science College, Thiruvottriyur, Government Arts College(Autonomous), Anna Salai, Presidency College, Chennai, Quaid-E-Millath Government College For Women(Autonomous), Anna Salai, Queen Marys College(Autonomous), Chennai…
B.Com (General) (9 colleges), B.A English (8 colleges), B.A Tamil (8 colleges), B.Sc Computer Science (8 colleges), B.A Economics (7 colleges).
Government arts & science colleges admit through the Department of Higher Education's common online portal TNGASA (tngasa.in), on Plus Two marks, after the Class 12 results; PG through TNGASA-PG. Aided and self-financing colleges run their own applications — usually from May — with community reservation for the aided courses.
Source: Directorate of Collegiate Education (tndce.tn.gov.in) college list; TNGASA UG/PG prospectus 2026; colleges’ own published course lists. Updated 2026-10-07. College Path is an independent guidance platform.