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The University Guide

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These colleges are among the most discussed liberal arts institutions in India. A good place to begin your research.

Public vs private in India

India has public, central, and state institutions alongside private, deemed, and autonomous colleges. Browse both categories below.

Not sure which type of college suits you? Our guide on how to choose a liberal arts college walks through location, fees, campus type, and academic structure.

All colleges in India

Sorted alphabetically. Each profile covers fees, programs, admissions timelines, and placement context.

Ahmedabad University

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Private Est. 2009

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

Autonomous Est. 1956

Amity University Noida

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Private Est. 2005

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Deemed Est. 2003

Anant National University

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Private Est. 2016

Anna University

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Public Est. 1978

Ashoka University

Sonipat, Haryana

Private Est. 2014

Atlas SkillTech University

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2021

Auro University

Surat, Gujarat

Private Est. 2011

Azim Premji University

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Private Est. 2010

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Public Est. 1916

Bennett University

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Private Est. 2016

BITS Pilani

Pilani, Rajasthan

Deemed Est. 1964

BITS Pilani — Mumbai Campus

Kalyan (Mumbai Metropolitan Region), Maharashtra

Private Est. 2021

Chandigarh University

Gharuan, Punjab

Private Est. 2012

Christ University

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Private Est. 1969

Coventry University GIFT City

GIFT City, Gujarat

Private Est. 2026

Deakin University GIFT City

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Private Est. 2024

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi

Delhi, Delhi

State Est. 2008

Fergusson College

Pune, Maharashtra

Autonomous Est. 1885

FLAME University

Pune, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2015

IIM Indore - Integrated Programme in Management (IPM)

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Public Est. 1996

IIM Rohtak - Integrated Programme in Management (IPM)

Rohtak, Haryana

Public Est. 2009

Illinois Institute of Technology Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2026

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Public Est. 1961

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bangalore, Karnataka

Public Est. 1973

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Kolkata, West Bengal

Public Est. 1961

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Kozhikode, Kerala

Public Est. 1996

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Public Est. 1984

Indian Institute of Science

Bangalore, Karnataka

Public Est. 1909

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Public Est. 1958

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

Public Est. 1961

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Public Est. 1959

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Kharagpur, West Bengal

Public Est. 1951

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Public Est. 1959

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

Private Est. 2001

Indian Statistical Institute

Kolkata, West Bengal

Public Est. 1931

Jai Hind College

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 1948

Jain University

Bangalore, Karnataka

Deemed Est. 1990

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi, Delhi

Public Est. 1920

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi, Delhi

Public Est. 1969

Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities (JSLH)

Sonipat, Haryana

Private Est. 2014

Karnavati University

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Private Est. 2017

KIIT University (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology)

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Deemed Est. 1992

Krea University

Sri City, Andhra Pradesh

Private Est. 2018

Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR)

New Delhi, Delhi

Central Est. 1956

Manipal University

Manipal, Karnataka

Private Est. 1953

Miranda House

New Delhi, Delhi

Central Est. 1948

MIT World Peace University

Pune, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2017

NALSAR University of Law

Hyderabad, Telangana

Public Est. 1998

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Autonomous Est. 1961

National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

Autonomous Est. 1986

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal

Surathkal, Karnataka

Public Est. 1960

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Public Est. 1964

National Law School of India University

Bangalore, Karnataka

Public Est. 1986

National Law University Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

Public Est. 2008

NMIMS University

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 1981

O.P. Jindal Global University

Sonipat, Haryana

Deemed Est. 2009

Panjab University

Chandigarh, Chandigarh

Public Est. 1882

Presidency University, Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal

State Est. 1817

Queen's University Belfast GIFT City

GIFT City, Gujarat

Private Est. 2026

SAI University

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Private Est. 2018

Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies

New Delhi, Delhi

Public Est. 1987

Shiv Nadar University

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Deemed Est. 2011

Sophia College for Women

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 1940

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Deemed Est. 1985

SRM University AP

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

Private Est. 2017

St. Stephen's College

New Delhi, Delhi

Central Est. 1881

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Autonomous Est. 1869

Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA)

Pune, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2011

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

Patiala, Punjab

Deemed Est. 1956

University of Aberdeen — Mumbai Campus

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2026

University of Bristol — Mumbai Enterprise Campus

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2026

University of Delhi (DU)

New Delhi, Delhi

Public Est. 1922

University of Liverpool — Bengaluru Campus

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Private Est. 2026

University of Southampton Delhi

Gurugram, Haryana

Private Est. 2025

University of Western Australia India

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2025

University of Wollongong India

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Private Est. 2025

University of York — Mumbai Campus

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 2026

UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Deemed Est. 2003

Victoria University India (Gurugram Campus)

Gurugram, Haryana

Private Est. 2025

VIT Vellore

Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Deemed Est. 1984

Western Sydney University Greater Noida

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Private Est. 2026

Woxsen University

Hyderabad, Telangana

Private Est. 2014

Xavier Institute of Communications

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Private Est. 1969

XLRI - Xavier School of Management

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Autonomous Est. 1949

Colleges abroad

Sorted alphabetically. Profiles cover tuition, program structure, and admissions context.

Al-Quds Bard College

Abu Dis, Palestine

Private Est. 2014

Albion College

Albion, USA

Private Est. 1835

Allegheny College

Meadville, USA

Private Est. 1815

Amherst College

Amherst, USA

Private Est. 1821

Antioch College

Yellow Springs, USA

Private Est. 1850

Ashesi University

Berekuso, Ghana

Private Est. 2002

Bard College

Annandale-on-Hudson, USA

Private Est. 1860

Bard College Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Private Est. 1999

Barnard College

New York, USA

Private Est. 1889

Bocconi University

Milan, Italy

Private Est. 1902

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, United States

Private Est. 1794

BRAC University

Merul Badda, Bangladesh

Private Est. 2001

Charles University - Faculty of Humanities

Prague, Czech Republic

Public Est. 2000

College of Wooster

Wooster, USA

Private Est. 1866

Columbia University

New York City, USA

Private Est. 1754

Denison University

Granville, USA

Private Est. 1831

DePauw University

Greencastle, USA

Private Est. 1837

Earlham College

Richmond, USA

Private Est. 1847

ESCP Business School

Paris, France

Private Est. 1819

Fulbright University Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Private Est. 2016

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Private Est. 1636

HKUST Business School

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Public Est. 1991

Hope College

Holland, USA

Private Est. 1862

IE University

Madrid, Spain

Private Est. 1973

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, USA

Private Est. 1833

Kenyon College

Gambier, USA

Private Est. 1824

London School of Economics and Political Science

London, United Kingdom

Public Est. 1895

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Private Est. 1861

Middlebury College

Middlebury, United States

Private Est. 1800

NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information

Singapore, Singapore

Public Est. 1992

NUS Business School

Singapore, Singapore

Public Est. 1965

Oberlin College

Oberlin, USA

Private Est. 1833

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, USA

Private Est. 1842

Parami University

Yangon, Myanmar

Private Est. 2017

Stanford University

Stanford, California, USA

Private Est. 1891

University College London

London, United Kingdom

Public Est. 1826

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Public Est. 1209

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Public Est. 1583

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

Public Est. 1096

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

Public Est. 1827

University of Westminster

London, United Kingdom

Public Est. 1838

USC Annenberg

Los Angeles, USA

Private Est. 1971

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, USA

Private Est. 1861

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, United States

Private Est. 1832

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, USA

Private Est. 1749

Wellesley College

Wellesley, USA

Private Est. 1870

Wesleyan University

Middletown, USA

Private Est. 1831

Williams College

Williamstown, USA

Private Est. 1793