The college has seen 55 Principals. It has been accorded autonomous status since 1989. It stands today on a sprawling campus of . The magnificent red brick building of gothic architecture has several blocks added to it in course of time. The main library is located in the new centenary library building. Teaching is now imparted to more than 5000 students in Arts, Science and Commerce faculties. Altogether there are 22 departments out of which 17 have postgraduate teaching facility and M.Phil. course is available in 12 subjects. In addition, several new courses have been added under autonomous functioning besides the regular courses. There are 11 hostels, 9 of which are on the campus, accommodating about 2,500 boarders. The college also houses, besides Ravenshaw Junior College having student strength of 1536, the Cuttack Study Centre of Indira Gandhi National Open University having student strength of 1133, IAS Coaching Class and Pre-Examination Training Centre for SC/ST students. The campus also has a post office, an extension counter of the State Bank of India, a Dispensary, a power house, GED, PWD and PHS sections, a canteen, Guest House, a gymnasium, and spacious playgrounds. Ravenshaw University has acquired a distinctive, secular, cosmopolitan culture of its own helping all Ravenshavians to live the college motto "Gyanameba Shakti" or "Knowledge is Strength".