St Agnes College is a catholic Minority Institution which from its inception has imparted higher education to the women of South India. It has ever since proved to be a standard bearer of repute in the field. The institution has the distinction of producing women graduates who hold positions in different spheres as educators, scientists, chartered accountants, middle and higher-level management professionals and service professionals.
Honors Programmes, Certificate Courses and Minor Research Projects, conducted on a regular basis, keep the staff ever alert to the contemporary needs of society and the demands of the job market. The College took the initiative of submitting itself to the accreditation process conducted by the NAAC. It was the first institution in Mangalore University to do so. The College had the honor of being awarded a ‘Five Star’ grade.. Following the re-accreditation process by the NAAC in 2005.In 2012, the College earned an ‘A’ grade and in 2017, the college has been accredited by NAAC with ‘A+’ with a CGPA of 3.65/4 in the fourth cycle.
It has, besides, been recognized as a ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ in 2006 and again in 2011 by the Post ‘CPE’ PHASE II and has been awarded ‘College of Excellence’ by UGC, New Delhi in the year 2017 and has been the recipient of the ‘Jimmy and Roselyn Carter Foundation Partnership Award’ for its path breaking work in the field of watershed management which has greatly benefited villages in the suburbs of Mangalore. The college has received ‘Star College Status ‘ by DBT, MST, Govt. of India.