Salem is a small city and municipal corporation of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The city has numerous colleges offering different fields of education such as engineering, medicine, arts, law, nursing, business management, etc. these colleges provides the students with many under graduate, post graduate, doctoral, diploma and certificate courses. The city has both government and private colleges. Following is the list of different colleges in Salem sorted according to the stream.

List of Engineering Colleges in Salem

• Government College of Engineering
• Maha College of Engineering
• Sona College of Technology
• The Kavery Engineering College
• VMKV Engineering College

List of Law Colleges in Salem

• Central Law College
• List of B.Ed & Teacher Education Colleges in Salem
• Kongu College of Education
• Sri Sarada College of Education
• Sharada College of Physical Education
• Government College of Education
• District Institute of Education & Training

List of Medical Colleges in Salem

• Annai Theressa Institute of Sciences

List of Nursing Colleges in Salem

• Annai JKKS Ammal College of Nursing
• Annai Theressa Institute of Sciences
• Shanmuga College of Nursing
• Sri Gokulam College of Nursing

List of Business Schools & Management Education Colleges in Salem

• AVS College of Science
• Sona School of Management
• Sona College of Technology
• Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College
• Vysya Institute of Management Studies

List of Under Graduate Degree Colleges in Salem

• Muthayammal College of Arts and Science
• Bharathiyar Arts and Science College for Women
• AA Government Arts College
• Jairam Arts and Science College
• Vysya College, Salem
• VMKV Arts and Science College
• Sri Sarada College for Women
• Salem Sowdeswari College
• Government Arts College
• Government Arts College for Women
• AVS College of Science

List of Postgraduate Degree Colleges in Salem

• The Kavery Engineering College

List of Homoeopathic Medical Colleges in Salem

• Tamil Nadu Homoeopathic Medical College
• Dr Hahnemann Homoeopathy Medical College & Research Centre

Top 5 Colleges in Salem

Even though Salem has large number of colleges only some of the colleges have high ratings. The top engineering colleges in Salem are Maha College of Engineering, Bharathiyar Arts and Science College for Women,  Sona College of Technology and The Kavery Engineering College. Best institutes offering under graduate degree courses in Salem are Jairam Arts and Science College, Vysya College, Salem Sowdeswari College, Government Arts College, Government Arts College for Women and etc. Top colleges in the field of Business Schools & Management Education are Sona College of Technology, Vysya Institute of Management Studies and Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College.