The Mangalore University is located at Mangalagangothri, located about 20 km to the south-east of the historic coastal town of Mangalore.

Mangalore University has 190 affiliated colleges including two constituent colleges, one at Mangalore and another at Madikeri.

This University was taken over by the University from Government of Karnataka in 1992.

The Manipal University was ranked 3rd in India in the Higher Education Review TOP 25 Private/ Deemed University in India 2015.

It is also ranked 3rd for High - Qualities infrastructure and 4th rank for in academic excellence in India by Higher Education Review Magazine survey 2014.

Here list of Govt University College in Mangalore:

B. T. ChanaiahGowramma Govt. First Grade College, YadoorSomwarpet- 571 236.
Dr. G. Shankar Govt. Women’s First Grade College & P.G. Study CentreAjjarakadu,Udupi.
Govt. First Grade Women’s College ,Balmatta, Mangalore.
Govt. First Grade CollegeCarstreet, Mangalore.
Govt. First Grade College BC Road, Bantwal.
Govt. First Grade CollegeBelthangady- 574 214.
Govt. First Grade CollegeBettampady.
Govt. First Grade College Byndoor- 576 214.
Dr. K. ShivaramaKaranth Govt. First Grade College Bellare- 574 212.
Govt. First Grade College Haleyangady- 574 237.
Govt. First Grade College ,Hebri.
Govt. First Grade CollegeHiriadka- 576 113.
Govt. First Grade CollegeKavoor, Mangalore.
Sri KalavaraVaradaraj M. Shetty Govt. First Grade CollegeKoteshwara, Kundapura, Udupi .
Govt. First Grade CollegeKushalnagar.
Govt. First Grade CollegeMadikeri, Coorg.
Govt. First Grade CollegeNapoklu, Kodagu- 571 214.
Laxmi Soma Bangera Govt. First Grade College, Kota, PadukareKundapura, Udupi.
Govt. First Grade CollegePunjalkatte, Belthangady.
Govt. First Grade College, Puttur.
Govt. First Grade CollegeShankaranarayana- 567227
Govt. First Grade College Siddakatte, Bantwal.
Govt. First Grade College Sullia (D.K)
Govt. First Grade College and P.G Studies Centre, Thenkanidiyoor, Udupi- 576 101.
Govt. First Grade College Uppinangady- 574 241.
Govt. First Grade College Vamadapadavu, Bantwal.
Govt. First Grade College Virajpete, Coorg Dist.
Govt. First Grade College Vittala, Bantwal- 574 243.
Govt. First Grade College Belandoor, Putur.
Govt. First Grade College ,Kaup.
ManjunathaPai Memorial Govt. First Grade College of Professional & Business Management,Karkala- 574 104.
Smt. RukminiShedthi Memorial National Govt. First Grade College, Barkur.
Govt.First Grade College Mudipu-574153 BantwalTaluk, D.K.
Govt. First Grade Women’s College,Puttur-574201.
Govt. First Grade Women’s College,Madikeri-571201.
Govt. First Grade College Kanyana.
Govt. First Grade College Muniyalu, Karkala