Arts Colleges in Karnataka 2026

Arts colleges in Karnataka offer foundation and advanced academic programmes across multiple stream-specific specialisations.

This page features Arts colleges in Karnataka including details on specialisations offered, cost of study, institute profile, admission process, exam requirements, rankings, and performance indicators.

There are 273 Arts colleges in Karnataka, which include 139 government colleges and 134 private colleges. These colleges serve aspirants across multiple streams.

The tuition fee structure for Arts colleges in Karnataka ranges between ₹500 and goes up to ₹3526000, depending on the college category and campus infrastructure.

Admissions are conducted via entrance exams such as MAT, KCET, CAT, KMAT, XAT etc., subject to academic norms set by colleges. Colleges are reviewed by ranking bodies including Indiatoday, Outlook, NIRF etc., and maintain an average rating of 4.2.