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Indian higher education is one of the biggest higher education systems in the world. Even though still Indian higher education is having low enrollment status with many inter-disparities to access higher education such as rural-urban, male-female and poor-non-poor. In the situation, there is needed a study is to identify factors determinant of higher education in the entire nation as well as specific state. For the purpose, the study has been concentrated on all India level as well as specific state of Tamil Nadu which is one of the forwarding states for achieving higher education. The major objective of the study was to identify the macro-economic determinants on demand for higher education with comparison between India and Tamil Nadu. To examine this objective, the study has adopted both longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis for India and longitudinal analysis for specific state of Tamil Nadu. To estimate the aggregate demand function for higher education, Multivariate regression method through Ordinary Least Square Method (OLS) was used. To conclude, the study revealed that demand function of higher education for all three models is commonly influenced only one variable like availability of higher education facilities. It predicts that increasing the higher education facilities in the system is providing opportunities for accessing (demand) higher education to all groups across all the states and nation.