St. Mary’s College, SulthanBathery, the pioneering higher education institution ofWayanad district, was established in the year 1965 by Rev. Fr. Mathai Nooranal of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church,which has its headquarters at Kottayam, Kerala. The Church has the credit of being instrumental in establishing the first institution of higher education in India—Cotym College—in its Seminary at Kottayam in 1815.

HH Baselios Poulose II is the ‘Educational Agency’ of the College.

The College is situated atop Kuppadi hills in the heart of the Municipal township of SulthanBathery in a serene campus that spreads across 32 acres; 2 kilometres away from Kozhikode-Kollegal National High Way and close to Wayanad Wild Life Sanctuary. The splendid scenery of Nilgiri Hills, Banasura Sagar Hills and the Edakkal Cave Hills first welcomes a visitor.

The College is affiliated to the University of Calicut and offers 11 undergraduate and 10 postgraduate programmes and has 4 research centres offering facilities for doctoral research.

The total built-up area of 2.5 lakh square feet includes three hostels for girls, a hostel for boys, St. Mary’s College Higher Secondary School and St. Mary’s College High School.

The sister concerns include NirmalaMatha CBSE School.

The College has an ‘A’ grade accreditation by NAAC, New Delhi.