List of educational institutions in Karaikudi

Karaikudi, often referred to as "Educational City", It has many educational institutions starting few decades old to a few newly constructed ones from both government and some private sectors. Most popular 15 colleges are listed in 2023 rankings. Recently Alagappa University in Karaikudi is listed in one of the top 500 universities in the world as per Times Higher Education listings.

Universities

 * Alagappa University Karaikudi Campus.

Engineering Colleges

 * Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology Karaikudi.
 * Karaikudi Institute of Technology, KIT & KIM Campus, Managiri, Karaikudi.
 * Sri Rajarajan College of Engineering and Technology, Amaravathipudur, Karaikudi.

Research Institutions

 * CECRI Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi.

Arts and Science Colleges

 * Alagappa Arts and Science college, Karaikudi.
 * Dr Umayal Ramanathan Women's college for Arts & Science, Karaikudi.
 * Nachiyappa Swamigal Arts and Science College, Koviloor, Karaikudi
 * Sri Sarada Niketan College for Women, Amaravathipudur, Karaikudi.
 * Vidhyaa Giri College of Arts and Science, Puduvayal, Karaikudi.

Business Schools and Colleges

 * Alagappa Institute of Management, Karaikudi.
 * Karaikudi Institute of Management, KIT & KIM Campus, Managiri, Karaikudi.

Law colleges

 * Government Law College, Karaikudi

Agricultural colleges

 * Agricultural college and Research Institute Chettinad, Karaikudi.
 * Sethu Bhaskara Agricultural College and Research Foundation, Karaikudi.

Polytechnic colleges

 * Alagappa Polytechnic, Karaikudi
 * Annamalai Polytechnic, Chettinad
 * Nachiyappa Swamigal Polytechnic College, Koviloor, Karaikudi

Schools and institutions

 * Alagappa Academy C.B.S.E School, Karaikudi.
 * Alagappa Matriculation & Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi.
 * Alagappa Model Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi.
 * Azad Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi.
 * Chidambaram Chettiar Girls Higher Secondary School, Kottaiyur, Karaikudi.
 * Chellappan Vidya Mandir C.B.S.E School, Karaikudi.
 * Government High School, Ariyakudi, Karaikudi.
 * Kamban Karpagam Matriculation & Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi.
 * Kendriya Vidyalaya Karaikudi, C.E.C.R.I Campus, Karaikudi.
 * Maharishi Vidya Mandir C.B.S.E School, Karaikudi.
 * Muthiah Alagappa Matriculation & Higher Secondary School, Kottaiyur, Karaikudi.
 * Ramanathan Chettiar Municipal High School, Karaikudi
 * Sahayamatha Matriculation & Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi.
 * S.M.S.V Government Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi.
 * Sri Raghavendra Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi.
 * Vidhya Giri Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi.