A University is an institution of learning of the highest grade. A university usually has several schools, as of law, medicine, theology, teaching, and business. In the United States it also includes a college of liberal arts and a graduate school or schools, and is empowered to confer various degrees.
Universities in Kerala
Like elsewhere, the Universities in Kerala provides opportunities for students to specialize in fields of science (physics, chemistry, geology, biology, astronomy), social science (anthropology, psychology, sociology, economics), the humanities (history, philosophy, literature, languages), the creative arts (painting, music, dance, drama), and more.In addition, universities prepare students to enter particular occupations--to become architects, engineers, doctors, teachers, lawyers, agricultural experts, accountants, business administrators, and the like. All the colleges in Kerala are affiliated to one of the 7 universities in the state.
There are Seven Universities in Kerala which grand affiliation to both Arts and Science Colleges and Professional Colleges. They are :
| Name of University | Estd. | H.Q. |
| University of Calicut | 1968 | Thenjippalam, Malappuram |
| Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) |
1971 | Kalamasserry, Ernakulam |
| Kannur University | Kannur | |
| University of Kerala | 1957 | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Mahatma Gandhi University | 1983 | Athirampuzha, Kottayam |
| Kerala Agricultural University | 1971 | Vellanikkara, Thrissur |
| Sree Shankarachaarya University of Sanskrit | 1994 | Kaalady, Ernakulam |
| Shree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology | Thiruvananthapuram |
