Sophia College (Autonomous), Ajmer functions under the management of Mission Sisters of Ajmer, a Sisterhood of Indian Women, whose dedication to God enables them to impart a liberal and enlightened education in the upliftment of humanity. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fortunatus Caumont, the First Bishop of Ajmer (1871-1930) and the Founder of the Mission Sisters of Ajmer along with his sister Rev. Mother Matilda (1880- 1950) laid the Foundation of this Institution.

The Sophian Institution was founded in 1919 as a small Primary School to educate girls of conservative families of the time.

It gradually grew from a Middle to a High School and in 1942, was raised to the Intermediate Level. The Institution acquired the Degree Status in 1959. Today, the College is in its 67 years of serving the nation and providing quality Higher Education as a full-fledged Autonomous College affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.

The College offers the following programmes - Bachelors of Arts, Science, Commerce, Management, Computer Application, Library and Information Science; 4 years Honours/Honours with Research Program in Arts (English Literature, Economics, Geography, Political Science, History, Psychology, Home Science, Sociology, Hindi Literature), Science, Commerce (ABST, Business Administration, EAFM), Management, and Computer Application; Post Graduation in English, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, History, Chemistry, Computer Science, Commerce (A.B.S.T. & BADM) and Doctorate in Geography, Sociology, Economics, Home Science, Hindi, History, Psychology, Physical Education, Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, Mathematics, Commerce, Computer Science, and Management.