34 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Karnataka

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Below is a list of best universities in Karnataka ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 657K citations received by 70.1K academic papers made by 34 universities in Karnataka was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Institute of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in India
#75 in Asia
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

2. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in India
#244 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

3. Christ University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in India
#278 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

4. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in India
#462 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1974

5. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in India
#588 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

6. University of Mysore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#75 in India
#777 in Asia
Enrollment
120,000
Founded
1916

8. Mangalore University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in India
#998 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1980

9. Bangalore University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#126 in India
#1045 in Asia
Founded
1886

10. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#155 in India
#1200 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2008

11. PES University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#157 in India
#1211 in Asia
Enrollment
1,639
Founded
2013

12. Jain University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#159 in India
#1228 in Asia
Founded
1990

13. Visvesvaraya Technological University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#164 in India
#1279 in Asia
Founded
1998

14. Karnatak University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#175 in India
#1343 in Asia
Founded
1949

15. Kuvempu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#176 in India
#1344 in Asia
Founded
1987

16. International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#180 in India
#1364 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1999

17. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#181 in India
#1372 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1963

18. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#201 in India
#1479 in Asia
Founded
1986

19. Azim Premji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#220 in India
#1543 in Asia
Enrollment
961
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
2010

20. Yenepoya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#246 in India
#1671 in Asia
Founded
2008

22. Gulbarga University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#267 in India
#1765 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1980

23. NITTE University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#270 in India
#1773 in Asia
Founded
2008

24. Alliance University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#296 in India
#1900 in Asia
Founded
2010

25. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#298 in India
#1911 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1994

26. Tumkur University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#318 in India
#1982 in Asia
Founded
2004

27. Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#394 in India
#2255 in Asia
Founded
2007

28. Central University of Karnataka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#397 in India
#2269 in Asia
Founded
2009

29. BLDE University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#412 in India
#2366 in Asia
Founded
2008

30. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#421 in India
#2400 in Asia
Founded
2009

31. Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#438 in India
#2485 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2005

32. Davangere University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#443 in India
#2520 in Asia
Founded
2009

33. University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#471 in India
#2677 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
2,772
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2008

34. Rani Channamma University, Belagavi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#474 in India
#2693 in Asia
Founded
2010

Closest to Karnataka states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Tamil Nadu 46 8
Andhra Pradesh 19 65
Kerala 14 62
Telangana 11 18
Maharashtra 34 6
Chhattisgarh 10 97
Madhya Pradesh 19 72
Odisha 14 30
Gujarat 33 41
Jharkhand 8 31
Rajasthan 31 33
West Bengal 28 2
Uttar Pradesh 45 7
Bihar 12 103
Haryana 42 3
Tripura 3 187
Uttarakhand 16 13
Sikkim 3 200
Punjab 23 15
Himachal Pradesh 10 136
Meghalaya 4 98
Manipur 3 257
Assam 11 23
Jammu and Kashmir 10 63