The Sophia College for Women is a grant-in-aid, primarily undergraduate institution, affiliated to the University of Mumbai.
     
    Sophia College for Women is run by the Society for Higher Education of Women in India – a Trust belonging to the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was founded in the year 1800 by a visionary educationist, Madeline Sophie Barat, in France.
    
   The College is thus part of an international network of Sacred Heart Schools and Colleges, which share a 200 year old philosophy of education.Set up in 1940, the College has seen tremendous growth in student numbers, courses offered and facilities provided.