University College was established in 1868 in Mangalore city of Karnataka in India. The campus is situated on an eight-acre land at Hampankatta in Mangalore. This college became a constituent college of Mangalore University on 7 March 1993.
It is among the 19 colleges chosen by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for 'heritage status' across the country. Udupi Nirmithi Kendra had the opportunity to work on this technically challenging restoration project of this heritage institution.