Ethiraji Women's College is affiliated with the University of Madras. It has been awarded the College with Potential for Excellence (CPE) Award by the UGC. NAAC has accredited the college with an A grade. Ethiraj College for Women is ranked 51st among the best government and private colleges in India according to NIRF Ranking 2021. Ethiraj Colleges campus is spread over 9 acres with more than 7000 students and 283 faculty members. Ethiraji Women's College is affiliated with the University of Madras. It has been awarded the College with Potential for Excellence (CPE) Award by the UGC. NAAC has accredited the college with A grade. Ethiraj College for Women is ranked 51st among the best government and private colleges in India according to NIRF Ranking 2021. Ethiraj Colleges campus is spread over 9 acres with more than 7000 students and 283 faculty members.

Situated in the heart of the city of Chennai in 9 acres of campus area, the College stands self-contained with prestigious structures measuring a total plinth area of 3,48,751sq.ft. This admirable infrastructural facility and the sound vision on which the Institution is built, are upheld by the successive Managements, Principals, Faculty and Students and this has gained the College five star status from NAAC and the College with Potential for Excellence (CPE) award from the UGC. Thousands of students have passed out of the portals of the College, carrying with them the aura and dignity of the Institution itself. These former students today occupy enviable positions all over the world from diplomatic circles to law and order, to teaching and caring for the underprivileged. They have also won national awards for their contribution to the nation’s cultural and educational legacy. In strengthening the core competencies, the College has been making steady progress. The College has a dedicated team of 346 faculty members who maintain academic excellence and about 7335 students who are the anchor to sustain the vision of the Institution. The College has high standards of academic excellence and a constant zeal for continuous updating and renewal of skills and knowledge.

Established in 1988, Ethiraj College for Women was born out of the dream and vision of Shri. V. L. Ethiraj, a famous lawyer and noted philanthropist. It was established with the aim of providing quality education to women with a great emphasis on values ​​and traditions and with the sole mission of empowering women.