Top 59 universities in Karnataka | India: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	City
1	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	45%	Manipal
2	Indian Institute of Science		Bangalore
3	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research		Bangalore
4	Christ University	15%	Bangalore
5	University of Mysore		Mysore
6	National Institute of Technology, Karnataka		Mangalore
7	PES University		Bangalore
8	Visvesvaraya Technological University		Belgaum
9	International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore		Bangalore
10	Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences		Bangalore

11	University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore	65%	Bangalore
12	University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad		Dharwad
13	National Law School of India University		Bangalore
14	National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences		Bangalore
15	NITTE University		Mangalore
16	Azim Premji University		Bangalore
17	Bangalore University		Bangalore
18	Jain University		Bangalore
19	Karnatak University		Dharwad
20	Mangalore University	95%	Mangalore
21	M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences		Bangalore
22	Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University		Bangalore
23	Alliance University		Bangalore
24	REVA University		Bangalore
25	Kuvempu University		Shimoga
26	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	45%	Mysore
27	Yenepoya University		Mangalore
28	Central University of Karnataka		Gulbarga
29	Presidency University - Bangalore		Bangalore
30	Garden City University		Bangalore
31	TransDisciplinary University		Bangalore
32	Karnataka State Law University		Hubli
33	KLE University	55%	Belgaum
34	University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot	85%	Bagalkot
35	Tumkur University		Tumkur
36	Rani Channamma University, Belagavi		Belagavi
37	University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur		Raichur
38	Kannada University		Vidyaranya
39	Dayananda Sagar University		Bangalore
40	KLE Technological University		Hubli
41	CMR University		Bangalore
42	Karnataka State Women's University	45%	Bijapur
43	Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University		Bellary
44	Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research		Kolar
45	Gulbarga University	85%	Gulbarga
46	Karnataka Sanskrit University		Bangalore
47	Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education		Tumkur
48	JSS Science and Technology University		Mysore
49	Davangere University		Davangere
50	Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University		Bidar

51	Srinivas University		Mangalore
52	KSGH Music and Performing Arts University		Mysore
53	BLDE University		Bijapur
54	Rai Technology University		Doddaballapura
55	University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga		Shimoga
56	Bengaluru North University		Kolar
57	Karnataka Folklore University		Shiggaon
58	Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University		Gadag
59	Sharnbasva University		Gulbarga

Closest to Karnataka states

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Puducherry	4	91
Tamil Nadu	53	3
Andhra Pradesh	27	69
Goa	2	150
Kerala	20	32
Telangana	23	12
Maharashtra	53	1
Chhattisgarh	23	121
Madhya Pradesh	53	49
Odisha	25	24
Gujarat	67	25
Jharkhand	20	47
Rajasthan	70	18
West Bengal	42	6
Uttar Pradesh	79	2
Bihar	24	52
Haryana	64	4
Tripura	4	156
Uttarakhand	33	20
Sikkim	7	133
Mizoram	3	153
Punjab	34	10
Himachal Pradesh	25	81
Meghalaya	9	104
Manipur	7	305
Assam	21	19
Arunachal Pradesh	9	214
Jammu and Kashmir	12	132
Nagaland	4	450