The Christ University was established on 15 July 1969 as an autonomous college. On 22 July 2008, it was declared as an institution deemed to be university by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India. The university offers nationally and internationally recognized undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs. It offers professional courses too including Business Management, Computer Applications, Hotel Management, Mass Communication, Social Work, Tourism, and Engineering. It has a foreign student community from 58 nationalities.