Kathmandu University
Federal university · KU · established 2048 B.S. · Kavrepalanchowk district
Students, 2024/25
22,858
48.2% women
Campuses
22
7 constituent · 15 private
Graduates, 2081/082 B.S.
3,566
Teachers, constituent campuses
573
Students by type of campus
| Constituent campuses | 13,203 | 57.8% |
| Private campuses | 9,655 | 42.2% |
Students by level
| Bachelor | 18,272 | 79.9% |
| Master | 3,366 | 14.7% |
| MPhil | 737 | 3.2% |
| PGD | 98 | 0.4% |
| PhD | 385 | 1.7% |
Students by faculty
| Education | 1,860 | 8.1% |
| Engineering | 2,555 | 11.2% |
| Humanities and social sciences | 1,837 | 8% |
| Law | 617 | 2.7% |
| Management | 2,568 | 11.2% |
| Medicine | 11,692 | 51.2% |
| Science and technology | 1,729 | 7.6% |
Faculties as the report groups them; the English labels are ours.
Graduates by level
| Bachelor | 2,595 | 72.8% |
| Master | 841 | 23.6% |
| PGD | 51 | 1.4% |
| MPhil | 65 | 1.8% |
| PhD | 14 | 0.4% |
Graduates by faculty
| Education | 324 | 9.1% |
| Engineering | 441 | 12.4% |
| Humanities and social sciences | 181 | 5.1% |
| Law | 39 | 1.1% |
| Management | 550 | 15.4% |
| Medicine | 1,753 | 49.2% |
| Science and technology | 278 | 7.8% |
Teachers at constituent campuses, by rank
| Professor | 81 | 14.1% |
| Reader / associate professor | 88 | 15.4% |
| Lecturer | 327 | 57.1% |
| Assistant lecturer / teaching assistant | 77 | 13.4% |
Students over time
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17,942 | 18,356 | 18,643 | 16,046 | 17,945 | 21,053 | 22,858 |
As the report's trend table gives them; it has no column for 2022/23, and gives no reason for year-to-year jumps.
Campuses
Grouped by province (our arrangement), in alphabetical order within each.
Koshi Province · 2
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birat Medical College, Biratnagar | B.Sc. Nursing, B.Sc. Laboratory Medicine, B.Sc. MIT, MBBS, BPT | 293 | 61.8% |
| Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar | B.Sc. Nursing, BNS, B.Sc. Laboratory Medicine, MBBS, BDS, BPT | 1,222 | 49.8% |
Bagmati Province · 16
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur | B.Sc. Nursing, B.Sc. Laboratory Medicine, MBBS, BDS, BPT | 1,156 | 51.7% |
| Kantipur Dental College, Kathmandu | B.Sc. Laboratory Medicine, BDS | 397 | 79.3% |
| Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu | B.Sc. Nursing, MBBS, BDS, BPT | 1,274 | 56.1% |
| Little Angel's College of Management, Lalitpur | BBA (LACM), BBIS (LACM), BHTM (LACM), BHM (LACM) | 550 | 50.7% |
| National College of Management, Kathmandu | BBA (NCM), BHTM (NCM), BHM (NCM) | 425 | 56.9% |
| National College, Kathmandu | Bachelor in Development Studies, Bachelor in Development Finance, Bachelor of Social Sciences, Bachelor in Psychology, B. A | 535 | 62.6% |
| Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu | B.Sc. Nursing, B.Sc. Laboratory Medicine, B.Sc. MIT, MBBS, BDS | 1,126 | 55% |
| Scheer Memorial Nursing College, Banepa | B.Sc. Nursing | 76 | 97.4% |
| School of Arts, Lalitpur | Arts | 1,302 | 48.4% |
| School of Education, Lalitpur | Education | 1,855 | 42.4% |
| School of Engineering, Kabhre | Engineering | 2,555 | 25.1% |
| School of Law, Kabhre | Law | 617 | 68.6% |
| School of Management, Kabhre | Management | 1,593 | 45.4% |
| School of Medical Sciences, Kabhre | Medicine | 3,552 | 50.6% |
| School of Sciences, Kabhre | Science | 1,729 | 44.2% |
| Training Institute for Technical Instruction, Bhaktapur | B. Tech. Education | 5 | 40% |
Gandaki Province · 1
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara | B.Sc. Nursing, MBBS | 877 | 53.7% |
Lumbini Province · 3
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devdaha Medical College, Lumbini | B.Sc. Nursing, B.Sc. Laboratory Medicine, MBBS | 171 | 63.7% |
| Lumbini Medical College, Palpa | B.Sc. Nursing, MBBS | 767 | 51.5% |
| Nepalgunj Medical College, Nepalgunj | B.Sc. Nursing, MBBS | 781 | 38.8% |
About these 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.
Programmes are written as the report gives them, with its own abbreviations (B.B.S, B.Ed, BICTE…).
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Source: University Grants Commission, Nepal — 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.