Ludhiana, which is the largest city in the state of Punjab is home to the largest Agricultural University situates in the Northern region of India. Most of the Colleges in Ludhiana follow excellent education system.  All India Institute of Aeronautics, Gujranwala (Co Educational), SDP College for Women, B.C.M College Of Education, Christian dental College, Arya College for Boys, Kamla Lohtia College, Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management and SCD Government Colleges for Boys and Girls are some of the other reputed colleges for higher education in this region. Colleges are affiliated to various Universities of Ludhiana.

Punjab Agricultural University, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University (GADVASU) are some Universities in Ludhiana.

Agricultural universities in Ludhiana

• Central Institute of Post harvesting Engineering & Technology
• College of Veterinary Science
• Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Science University
• Punjab Agricultural University

Arts Colleges in Ludhiana

• Arya College
• Bahadur Chand Munjal college of Education
• Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women
• GuruNanak Girls College
• K.S College
• Kamala Lohita Sanatan Dharam College
• Mai Bhago College
• Master Tara Singh Memorial college for Women
• Ramgarhia Girls College
• SDP College for Women
• Satish Chandra Dhawan Women’s College

Aviation College in Ludhiana

• All India Institute of Aeronautics

Ayurvedic Colleges in Ludhiana

• Guru Nanak Ayurvedic College & Research Institute
• S.K.S.S Ayurvedic medical college
• Sanjeevani Institute of Pharmacy

Commerce Colleges in Ludhiana

• Arya College
• Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women
• Guru Nanak Girls college
• Kamala Lohita Sanatan Dharam College
• Mai Bhago College
• Master Tara Singh Memorial college for Women
• Ramgarhia Girls College
• SDP College for Women
• Satish Chandra Dhawan Women’s College
• Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management

Computer and IT Colleges in Ludhiana

• Arya College
• Bhutta College of Engineering & Technology
• Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women
• Doraha Institute of Management & technology
• Guru Nanak Girls college
• Guru Nanak Institute of Management & Technology
• Ludhiana College of Engineering & Technology
• Ludhiana Group of College
• Mai Bhago College
• Master Tara Singh Memorial college for Women
• Ramgarhia Girls College
• Punjab College of Technical education(PCTE)
• Shri Atam Vallabh Jain College Institute of Management and Technology Studies

Dental Colleges in Ludhiana

• Baba Jaswant Singh dental college hospital & Research Institute
• Christian Dental College
• Christian Medical College

Education Colleges in Ludhiana

• Baba Kundan rural College of education
• D.D Jain College of Education
• Doraha College of Education for women
• Guru Nanak College of Education
• K.S. College
• Malwa Central college of education for Women
• Pratap College of Education

Engineering colleges in Ludhiana

• Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology
• College of Agricultural Engineering
• Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College
• Guru Nanak Institute of Engineering And Management
• Ludhiana College of Engineering & Technology
• Ludhiana Group of College
• Sri Sai College of Engineering Technology
• The Institution of Civil Engineers

Fashion Designing Colleges in Ludhiana

• Apparel Training and Design Centre
• International Institute of Fashion Technology
• SDP college for women

Homeopathic Colleges in Ludhiana

• Lord Mahavira Homeopathic Medical college
• Sri Guru Nanak dev homeopathic Medical college

Hotel Management College in Ludhiana

• PCTE College of hotel Management

Law College in Ludhiana

• Guru Nanak college of Law

Management Colleges in Ludhiana

• Arya College
• Bhutta College of Engineering & Technology
• Doraha Institute of Management & technology
• Guru Nanak Girls college
• Guru Nanak Institute of Engineering And Management
• Guru Nanak Institute of Management And Technology
• Kamala Lohita Sanatan Dharam College
• Khalsa institute of management And Technology for Women
• Lovely Institute of Management
• Ludhiana College of Engineering & Technology
• Ludhiana Group of College
• Master Tara Singh Memorial college for Women
• Punjab College of Technical education(PCTE)
• Shri Atam Vallabh Jain College Institute of Management and Technology Studies
• Synetic Business School
• University Business School (UBS)

Medical Colleges in Ludhiana

• Christian Dental College
• Christian Medical College
• College of Physiotherapy
• Dayanand Medical College
• Humanistic Institute of Para Medical Science
• Sri Guru Nanak Dev Homeopathic Medical College

Nursing Colleges in Ludhiana

• College of Nursing
• Dr Mohan Kaur Memorial Nursing institutes
• GHG College of Nursing
• Guru Nanak College of Nursing
• Kular College of Nursing
• Nightingale College of Nursing
• Nightingale Nursing Institute
• Sanjeevani College of Nursing
• Sanjeevani School of Nursing
• Sidhu educational and Research institute
• Pharmacy Colleges in Ludhiana:
• Durga Professional Education society
• GHG Khalsa College of Pharmacy
• Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Pharmacy
• PCTE Institute of Pharmacy
• Science Colleges in Ludhiana:
• Arya College
• College of Dairy science and Technology
• Colleges Of Fisheries
• College of Veterinary science
• Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for women
• Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal sciences University
• Guru Nanak Girls College
• Punjab Agricultural University
• Ramgarhia Girls College
• Satish Chandra Dhawan Government College
• Shri Atam Vallabh Jain College Institute of Management and Technology Studies

There are a few colleges in Ludhiana which are best among the others. Also Ludhiana has one of the largest Agricultural University in Asia.