St. Joseph College is a 135 years old college imparting graduate, post-graduation, and research education. In 2004, the College was declared as a ‘College of Potential Excellence’ by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, along with 47 other colleges in the country. After examining the academic level of the college, St. Joseph’s was declared as an autonomous college by the Karnataka Government in 2005 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. The College is re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with ‘A’ securing 3.73 out of 4 GPA in March 2012 which is one of the highest in India.