| College Name | Approved | Location | MHRD Out Of 100 Ranking |
| Christ University | UGC, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Mount Carmel College – [MCC] | UGC, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Jain University – [JU] | AICTE, UGC, NAAC-A, MHRD | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Jyoti Nivas College – [JNC] | AICTE, UGC, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women – [MLACW], | AICTE, NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | |
| Bangalore City College – [BCC] | NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Vivekananda Degree College | NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies – [AIGS] | AICTE, NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| MES College of Arts, Commerce & Science | UGC, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Gulbarga University – [GU] | UGC | Gulbarga, Karnataka | – |
| Indo Asian Academy Degree College | AICTE, NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| B.R. Tambakad Arts Commerce and Science First Grade College | NAAC-B | Haveri, Karnataka | – |
| KLE Society’s S. Nijalingappa College – [KLESNC] | AICTE, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| ACS College of Engineering – [ACSCE] | NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology – [VVIET] | NCTE, AICTE | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Anjuman-E-Islam’s Anjuman Arts, Science and Commerce College | NAAC-A | Bijapur, Karnataka | – |
| Anjuman College for Women – [ACW] | AICTE | Bhatkal, Karnataka | – |
| BLDE Association’s Commerce, BHS Arts & TGP Science College Jamkhandi | NAAC-A | Bagalkot, Karnataka | – |
| BMS College for Women – [BMSCW] | NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| DES’s Bangurnagar Arts, Science and Commerce College – [BNDC] | NAAC-B | Kannada, Karnataka | – |
| Bhandarkars Arts and Science College | NAAC | Udupi, Karnataka | – |
| Bi Bi Raza Degree College for Women – [BBRDC] | NAAC-B | Gulbarga, Karnataka | – |
| Cauvery College Gonikoppal | NAAC-A | Kodagu, Karnataka | – |
| DVS College of Arts & Science | NAAC-B | Shimoga, Karnataka | – |
| Dr. G. Shankar Government Women’s First Grade College and Post Graduate Study Centre | NAAC-B | Udupi, Karnataka | – |
| Gokhale Centenary College – [GCC] | NAAC-B | Ankola, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College Bettampady | UGC, NAAC-B | Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka | – |
| Government Arts and Science College | UGC, NAAC-A | Karwar, Karnataka | – |
| Govinda Dasa College – [GDC] | NAAC-B | Surathkal, Karnataka | – |
| IDSG Government College | NAAC-B | Chikmagalur, Karnataka | – |
| JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science | UGC, NAAC-A | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Laxmi Venkatesh Desai College – [LVD] | NAAC-A | Raichur, Karnataka | – |
| M.P.E. Society’s S.D.M. College of Arts, Science and Commerce – [SDMC] | NAAC-A | Honavar, Karnataka | – |
| Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College – [MGM] | NAAC-A | Udupi, Karnataka | – |
| Mysore Correspondence College – [MCC] | AICTE | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| N.D.R.K First Grade College – [NDRKFGC] | NAAC-B | Hassan, Karnataka | – |
| N.V. Arts, Sri Kanhyalal Malu Science and Dr. Pandurangrao Patki College of Commerce | NAAC | Gulbarga, Karnataka | – |
| SBRR Mahajana First Grade College | NAAC-A | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| SS Arts College and TP Science Institute | NAAC, UGC | Belgaum, Karnata | – |
| SS Margol College of Arts Science and Commerce, | NAAC | Gulbarga, Karnataka | – |
| Sri Siddartha First Grade College – [SSFGC] | UGC, NAAC-B | Tumkur, Karnataka | – |
| Sree Siddaganga College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women – [SSCW] | NAAC, UGC | Tumkur, Karnataka | – |
| Shree Gokarnanatheshwara College | NAAC-B | Mangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Sri Mahaveera College | UGC, NAAC-A | Moodbidri, Karnataka | – |
| St. Philomena College – [SPC] | UGC, NAAC-A | Puttur, Karnataka | – |
| St. Philomena’s College | UGC, NAAC-A | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Vijaya College | UGC, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Vivekananda College of Arts, Science & Commerce | NAAC-A | Puttur, Karna | – |
| BVV Sangha’s Shri SR Kanthi Arts Commerce and Science College | NAAC | Bagalkot, Karnataka Naac | – |
| Govt. First Grade College | NAAC | Kolar, Karnataka | – |
| Sarada Vilas College, | NAAC | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Sri Aurobindo First Grade College for Women – [SAFGCW] | NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| PC Jabin Science College | NAAC-A | Hubli, Karnataka | – |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Mysore Campus | UGC, NAAC-A | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Azim Premji University | UGC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Tumkur University | UGC, NAAC-B | Tumkur, Karnataka | – |
| Indian Academy Group of Institutions – [IAGI] | INC, AICTE, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Dayananda Sagar Institutions – [DSI] | DCI, AICTE, NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Smt. Allum Sumangalam Memorial Degree College for Women | NAAC-B | Bellary, Karnataka | – |
| Aswathalah Esthuri Sanjeevamma National Degree College – [AESNDC] | – | Chikkaballapur, Karnataka | – |
| Smt Veeramma Gangasiri College for Women | NAAC | Gulbarga, Karnataka | – |
| NIE First Grade College | – | Mysore, Karnatak | – |
| REVA University | COA, BCI, AICTE, UGC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College – [GFGC] | NAAC | Holenarasipur, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College | NAAC-B | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Bharathi College | NAAC-A | Mandya, Karnataka | – |
| J.S.S. College for Women | NAAC-B | Chamarajnagar, Karnataka | – |
| Government College (Autonomous) | Mandya, Karnataka | NAAC-A | – |
| Government First Grade College | NAAC | Pandavapura, Karnataka | – |
| YDD Government First Grade College | NAAC, UGC | Hassan, Karnataka | – |
| Government College for Women | NAAC-B | Mandya, Karnataka | – |
| Arakalagudu Varadarajulu Kanthamma College for Women | NAAC, UGC | Hassan, Karnataka | – |
| Sri Lakshmi Hayagreeva Institute of Science, Commerce and Management | – | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College | NAAC | Krishnarajpet, Karnataka | – |
| Mandavya First Grade College | NCTE, NAAC | Mandya, Karnataka Ncte, Naac | – |
| Government First Grade College for Women | NAAC-B | Hassan, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College | NAAC-B | Chamarajnagar, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College for Women | NAAC | Holenarasipur, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College | NAAC | Arsikere, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College for Women | NAAC-B | Maddur, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College, Bannur | NAAC-B | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College, Bharathinagar – [GFGC] | NAAC | Mandya, Karnataka | – |
| Jss College of Arts, Commerce & Science | UGC | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College | NAAC | Channrayapatna, Karnataka | – |
| Government First Grade College | NAAC | Gundlupet, Karnataka | – |
| Sri D Devaraja Urs Government First Grade College | NAAC | Hunsur, Karnataka | – |
| Karnatak Arts, Science and Commerce College | AICTE, NAAC-A | Bidar, Karnataka | – |
| Sharnbasveshwar Collge of Science | NAAC-B | Gulbarga, Karnataka | – |
| Mysore Makkala Koota and Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College for Women | AICTE, UGC | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| S S K Basaveshwar College Of Arts & Scienc | NAAC-B | Bidar, Karnataka | – |
| SECAB A.R.S. Inamder Arts,Science & Commerce College for Women, | NAAC-B | Bijapur, Karnataka | – |
| Poornaprajna College | NAAC | Udupi, Karnataka | – |
| SDM College Ujire | NAAC-A | Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka | – |
| Sir. M.v. Government Science College | UGC | Bhadravathi, Karnataka | – |
| L.b. & S.b.s. Arts, Science & Commerce Autonomous College | UGC | Shimoga, Karnataka | – |
| Shri Gavisiddheshwara Arts, Science & Commerce College | NAAC-B | Koppal, Karnataka | – |
| Vijaya College | NAAC | Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka | – |
| Government Science College, | UGC | Hassan, Karnataka | – |
| Sri J.C.B.M. College | NAAC, NAAC-A | Chikmagalur, Karnataka | – |
| JSS Banashankari Arts, Commerce & S.K.Gubbi Science College | NAAC-A | Dharwad, Karnataka | – |
| Alva’s College Moodubidire | NAAC | Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka | – |
| Sri Bhuvanendra College | NAAC-B | Karkal, Karnataka | – |
| Dr. A.V. Baliga college of Arts and Science, | NAAC-B | Kumta, Karnataka | – |
| M.S. Irani Degree College Of Arts Science & Commerce | NAAC-B | Gulbarga, Karnataka | – |
| Sri Venkataramana Swamy College | UGC, NAAC-A | Bantwal, Karnataka | – |
| Thrisha Degree College | NAAC | Udupi, Karnataka | – |
| MVP’s Mahanta Swamy Arts,Science and Commerce College | – | Haveri, Karnataka | – |
| Govt Degree College | UGC, NAAC-B | Sindhanur, Karnataka | – |
| Govindram Seksaria Science College – [GSSC] | NAAC-A | Belgaum, Karnataka | – |
| Amrita School of Arts and Sciences – [ASAS], | NAAC-A | Mysore, Karnataka | – |
| Government Science College – [GSC], | NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Sree Veerendra Patil Degree College | NAAC-B | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Surana College | UGC, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Anjuman Degree College & P.G. Centre | NAAC-B | Bhatkal, Karnataka | – |
| RPA First Grade College | UGC, NAAC-B | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Sri Venkateshwara Educational Institution | NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| SRJ College For Womens | NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Smt VHD Central Institute of Home science College (Autonomous) | NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| St. Aloysius College | NAAC-A | Mangalore, Karnataka | – |
| St. Anne‘s Degree College for women | NAAC | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Government First grade College Vijayanagar | AICTE, UGC, NAAC-B | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Dayananda Sagar College of Arts, Science and Commerce – [DSCASC] | AICTE, NAAC-A | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |
| Soundarya institute of Management and Science – [SIMS] | NAAC-B | Bangalore, Karnataka | – |