π³π΅ 1,513 campuses Β· 721,246 students
Nepal's universities and colleges β every campus, with its programmes and students.
Nepal's higher education runs through 25 universities and medical academies and their constituent, community and private campuses, plus 58 colleges teaching foreign universities' programmes. For 2024/25 (2081/82 B.S.), the University Grants Commission lists each campus with its province, programmes and students.
Students, 2024/25
721,246
56.2% women
Campuses
1,513
166 constituent Β· 592 community Β· 755 private
Graduates, 2081/082 B.S.
116,112
reported by 15 universities and academies
Teachers
15,401
at constituent campuses and the foreign-affiliated colleges
What this covers, and what isn't shown
All 1,513 higher-education institutions (campuses) in the University Grants Commission's report for 2024/25 (2081/82 B.S.): 25 universities and medical academies with students, their constituent, community and private campuses, and 58 colleges affiliated with foreign universities. 4 newly established universities had no students in the report and are listed without figures.
Constituent campuses are run by the university itself; community campuses by local community stakeholders; private campuses by private organisations. The report gives the split by type for each university, not for each campus, so campus rows carry no type.
Enrolment is the number of students the universities reported for the academic year. The report says students counted in overlapping academic cycles were left out to avoid counting anyone twice.
Graduates are those of the year 2081/082 B.S. as the report gives them; it says fellowship-programme graduates aren't included.
Teachers are those at the university's constituent campuses only, as the report counts them; teachers at affiliated community and private campuses aren't included. For the foreign-affiliated colleges the report gives one total.
Not in the report: fees, entry requirements or scores, outcomes, websites, or which foreign university each affiliated college works with. The report also gives pass rates per university; they aren't shown here, because a pass rate isn't a measure of how hard a university is to get into.
Students by faculty
| Management | 323,428 | 44.8% |
| Education | 158,976 | 22% |
| Humanities and social sciences | 76,552 | 10.6% |
| Science and technology | 66,293 | 9.2% |
| Engineering | 40,615 | 5.6% |
| Medicine | 32,493 | 4.5% |
| Law | 9,345 | 1.3% |
| Agriculture | 8,214 | 1.1% |
| Sanskrit | 2,915 | 0.4% |
| Forestry | 1,881 | 0.3% |
| Buddhist studies | 534 | 0.1% |
Faculties as the report groups them; the English labels are ours.
Campuses by province
| Koshi | 217 |
| Madhesh | 142 |
| Bagmati | 647 |
| Gandaki | 157 |
| Lumbini | 194 |
| Karnali | 59 |
| Sudurpaschim | 95 |
Counted from the 1,511 campuses the report's campus list gives a province for. Its own province table counts a few campuses differently; each university's page says where.
Universities and academies
In Nepal a student enrols at a campus, and each campus belongs to a university or academy. Each university's page lists all its campuses by province.
Federal universities
| University | Established | Seat (district) | Campuses | Students 2024/25 | Women | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribhuvan UniversityTU | 2016 B.S. | Kathmandu | 1,045 | 531,581 | 59.7% | 90,618 |
| Nepal Sanskrit UniversityNSU | 2043 B.S. | Dang | 24 | 4,754 | 23.2% | 921 |
| Kathmandu UniversityKU | 2048 B.S. | Kavrepalanchowk | 22 | 22,858 | 48.2% | 3,566 |
| Purbanchal UniversityPU | 2050 B.S. | Morang | 141 | 46,184 | 50% | 8,149 |
| Pokhara UniversityPoK.U | 2055 B.S. | Kaski | 68 | 35,754 | 45% | 7,880 |
| Lumbini Buddhist UniversityLBU | 2061 B.S. | Rupandehi | 14 | 1,657 | 40.9% | 273 |
| Agriculture and Forestry UniversityAFU | 2067 B.S. | Chitwan | 18 | 4,015 | 51.4% | 1,100 |
| Far Western UniversityFWU | 2067 B.S. | Kanchanpur | 38 | 18,931 | 59.4% | 1,530 |
| Mid-West UniversityMU | 2067 B.S. | Surkhet | 20 | 12,194 | 57.7% | 865 |
| Nepal Open UniversityNOU | 2073 B.S. | Lalitpur | 1 | 1,970 | 21.2% | 97 |
| Rajarshi Janak UniversityRJU | 2074 B.S. | Dhanusha | 50 | 1,648 | 48.7% | 66 |
| Madan Bhandari University of Science and TechnologyMBUST | 2079 B.S. | Makawanpur | 1 | 39 | 10.3% | β |
- Vidushi Yogmaya Himalayan Ayurveda University (VYHAU) β established 2079 B.S., Sankhuwasabha; no students in the report for 2024/25.
- University of Nepal (UoN) β established 2081 B.S., Nawalparasi East; no students in the report for 2024/25.
- Martyr Dashrath Chand University of Health and Science (MDCUHS) β established 2082 B.S., Kailali; no students in the report for 2024/25.
Provincial universities
| University | Established | Seat (district) | Campuses | Students 2024/25 | Women | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manmohan Technical UniversityMTU | 2076 B.S. | Morang | 1 | 158 | 32.3% | β |
| Gandaki UniversityGU | 2076 B.S. | Kaski | 1 | 643 | 45.7% | β |
| Madhesh Agriculture UniversityMAU | 2079 B.S. | Saptari | 1 | 100 | 45% | β |
| Madhesh UniversityMU | 2079 B.S. | Parsa | 1 | 110 | 40% | β |
| Lumbini Technical UniversityLTU | 2079 B.S. | Banke | 1 | 353 | 26.1% | β |
- Bagmati University (BU) β established 2081 B.S., Makawanpur; no students in the report for 2024/25.
Medical academies
| University | Established | Seat (district) | Campuses | Students 2024/25 | Women | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.P. Koirala Institute of Health SciencesBPKIHS | 2049 B.S. | Dharan | 1 | 1,809 | 47.2% | 286 |
| National Academy of Medical SciencesNAMS | 2059 B.S. | Kathmandu | 1 | 551 | 68.8% | 303 |
| Patan Academy of Health SciencesPAHS | 2064 B.S. | Lalitpur | 1 | 264 | 66.7% | 226 |
| Karnali Academy of Health SciencesKAHS | 2068 B.S. | Jumla | 1 | 450 | 47.1% | 232 |
| Rapti Academy of Health SciencesRAHS | 2074 B.S. | Dang | 1 | 179 | 75.4% | β |
| Pokhara Academy of Health SciencesPoKAHS | 2076 B.S. | Kaski | 1 | 90 | 62.2% | β |
| Madan Bhandari Academy of Health SciencesMBAHS | 2075 B.S. | Makawanpur | 1 | 357 | 57.4% | β |
Provincial medical academy
| University | Established | Seat (district) | Campuses | Students 2024/25 | Women | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhesh Institute of Health SciencesMIHS | 2078 B.S. | Dhanusha | 1 | 132 | 49.2% | β |
Colleges affiliated with foreign universities
Colleges in Nepal that teach programmes of foreign universities. The report lists them with their students and programmes; it doesn't name the foreign university, and listing here isn't a statement about recognition of the degree.
| University | Established | Seat (district) | Campuses | Students 2024/25 | Women | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges affiliated with foreign universities | β | β | 58 | 34,465 | 33.9% | β |
Years of establishment are in Bikram Sambat (B.S.), Nepal's official calendar, which runs 56β57 years ahead of the Gregorian one.
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Source: University Grants Commission, Nepal β Education Management Information System: Report of Higher Education 2024/025 A.D. (2081/082 B.S.) (published July 2026; PDF), read 12 November 2026. Figures re-keyed from the report; sums, shares, English labels and the grouping of campuses by province are ours.
Names are as the report writes them; the report's list of abbreviations gives the universities' full names.