A national university is mainly a

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...

created or managed by a government, but which may also at the same time operate autonomously without direct control by the state. Some national universities are associated with national cultural or political aspirations. For example, the

National University of Ireland The National University of Ireland (NUI) ( ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann) is a federal university system of ''constituent universities'' (previously called '' constituent colleges'') and ''recognised colleges'' set up under the Irish Universit ...

during the early days of Irish independence collected a large amount of information about the

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

and Irish culture. In Argentina, the national universities are the result of the 1918 Argentine university reform and subsequent reforms, which were intended to provide a secular university system without direct clerical or government influence by bestowing self-government on the institutions. Plaza Che, Bogotá

List of national universities

Albania

Argentina

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most presti ...

Australia

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...

Bangladesh

National University of Bangladesh The National University of Bangladesh ( bn, জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ ) is a public university of Bangladesh that was established by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating Universit ...

Bhutan

* Royal University of Bhutan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* University of Sarajevo

Brazil

* University of Brasilia

Brunei

Universiti Brunei Darussalam Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD; Jawi: ) is a national research university located in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It was established in 1985 and has since become the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curric ...

Cambodia

* Institute of Foreign Languages * Institute of Technology of Cambodia * National University of Management * Royal University of Agriculture * Royal University of Fine Arts * Royal University of Law and Economics *

Royal University of Phnom Penh The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP; km, សាកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទភ្នំពេញ; french: Université royale de Phnom Penh) is a national research university of Cambodia, located in the Phnom Pe ...

* University of Health Sciences

Canada

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

Chile

* University of Chile

China

39 Universities in 985 Project

* Fudan University * Harbin Institute of Technology *

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xian ...

Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU, ) is a public research university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. As a member of Double First Class University Plan, C9 League, Project 985, and Project 211, it is a leading national university with special stren ...

* Beihang University * Beijing Institute of Technology *

Beijing Normal University Beijing Normal University (BNU, ), colloquially known as Beishida (), is a public research university located in Beijing, China, with a strong emphasis on humanities and sciences. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China ...

Central South University Central South University (CSU; ) is a national public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. The university is sponsored by the China Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University. Hunan Medical University, Changsha ...

* Central University for Nationalities ( Minzu University of China) * Chongqing University * Dalian University of Technology * East China Normal University *

Huazhong University of Science and Technology The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; ) is a public research university located in Guanshan Subdistrict, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei province, China. As a national key university directly affiliated to the Ministry of ...

* Hunan University * Jilin University * Ocean University of China * Tianjin University * Tongji University * University of Electronic Science and Technology of China *

Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; ) is a public research university in Wuhan, Hubei. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education. Wuhan university was founded as one of the four elite universities in the early republican period of China and ...

Xiamen University Xiamen University (; Southern Min: ''Ē-mn̂g-toā-o̍h''), colloquially known as Xia Da (; Southern Min: ''Hā-tāi''), is a national public research university in Xiamen, Fujian, China. Founded in 1921 by Tan Kah Kee, a Chinese patriotic ex ...

Shandong University Shandong University (, abbreviated as Shanda, , English abbreviation SDU) is a public research comprehensive university in Jinan, Shandong with one campus in Weihai, Shandong and one campus in Qingdao, Shandong and is supported directly by ...

* Sichuan University *

South China University of Technology The South China University of Technology (SCUT; ) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The university is co-sponsored by the China Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. The university is a mul ...

* Southeast University * Sun Yat-sen University *

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charte ...

* Shanghai Jiao Tong University * Tsinghua University * University of Science and Technology of China *

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a National university, national public university, public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigiou ...

China Agricultural University China Agricultural University (CAU, ; abbreviated as 农大) is a public research university in Beijing, People's Republic of China specializing in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities ...

* Lanzhou University * Nankai University *

National University of Defense Technology The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT; ) is a national public research university in Changsha, Hunan, China. Founded in 1953 as the People's Liberation Army Military Academy of Engineering, the institution is directly affilia ...

Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU) is a private research university with its main campus in Boston. Established in 1898, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus as well as satellite campuses in Charlotte, North Ca ...

* Northwest A&F University * Northwestern Polytechnical University * Renmin University of China

Colombia

* National University of Colombia

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Institute of Technology The Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) ( es, Tecnológico de Costa Rica) is a university in Costa Rica specializing in engineering and advanced science and research, modeled as an institute of technology. Its main campus is located in the Du ...

(TEC) *

Distance State University The Distance State University () (UNED), is one of five public universities in the Republic of Costa Rica. It is in Sabanilla, Montes de Oca. UNED is the second university in number of students, and it is the largest coverage in the country. It h ...

(UNED) * National Technical University (UTN) *

National University of Costa Rica The National University of Costa Rica (in Spanish, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, abbreviated UNA) is one of five public universities in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. The main campus is located in the city of Heredia. A ...

(UNA) * University of Costa Rica (UCR)

Ecuador

Central University of Ecuador The Central University of Ecuador ( es, Universidad Central del Ecuador) is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador and is the oldest and largest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in the Americas. The enrollment at Central Uni ...

Egypt

* Egyptian e-Learning University * Galala University * King Salman International University * Alamein International University * New Mansoura University * Nile University * Egypt University of Informatics

Equatorial Guinea

* National University of Equatorial Guinea

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

* University of Eswatini

Guatemala

* Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Guyana

* University of Guyana

India

Institutes of National Importance (91 institutes)

* All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (7 functioning, 13 upcoming) *

Indian Institutes of Technology The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are central government owned public technical institutes located across India. They are under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. They are governed by the Inst ...

(23 functioning) * National Institutes of Technology (31 functioning) *

Indian Institutes of Information Technology Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are a group of 26 interdisciplinary technology-based- engineering research institutions in India which are focused on information technology. Five of them are established, funded and manag ...

(23 functioning) *

Indian Institutes of Engineering Science and Technology Indian Institutes of Engineering Science and Technology (abbreviated as IIEST) was a planned group of academic institutions in India for research and education in engineering, originally proposed by the Government of India in 2007 to meet the i ...

(1 functioning, 2 upcoming) * Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (7 functioning, 1 upcoming) * National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (7 functioning, 4 upcoming) *

Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a higher education and research institute which is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the 1959 act of the Indian parliament. It grew out of the Statistical Laboratory set up by Prasanta C ...

(Headquartered in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

with 4 branches) * School of Planning and Architecture (3 functioning) * Indian Institutes of Management (20 functioning) Central Universities of India'' * Indian Institute of Science * National Law Universities *

National Institute of Science Education and Research The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) is an autonomous premier public research institute in Jatani, Odisha, India under the umbrella of Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India. The institute is a constituent ...

* Jamia Millia Islamia * Indira Gandhi National Open University * Pondicherry University * Nalanda University *

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties an ...

University of Delhi Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE ...

Tezpur University Tezpur University is a Central University located in Tezpur in the North-Eastern state of Assam, India, established by an act of Parliament, in 1994. History The establishment of Tezpur University is considered to be one of the outcomes of t ...

* Assam University *

North-Eastern Hill University North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of the Indian Parliament. The university is in the suburb of Shillong, the state capital of Meghalaya, India. The university has two campuses: S ...

* Mizoram University *

Rajiv Gandhi University Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) (formerly Arunachal University) is the oldest university in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located at Rono Hills in Doimukh town, about nine miles from the state capital, Itanagar. The foundation sto ...

Tripura University Tripura University is a central university, the main public government university of Tripura, India. History Higher education in Tripura has its beginning with Maharaja Bir Bikram College (MBBC), the first-degree college in the state, establ ...

Nagaland University Nagaland University is a Central University established in the state of Nagaland by an Act of Parliament by the Government of India in 1989. It is headquartered at Lumami, Zünheboto District. Two other permanent campuses are located at Meriem ...

Manipur University Manipur University ( mni, Manipur Taibang Maheikol) is a central university located in Imphal, Manipur, India. It was established on 5 June 1980, under the ''Manipur University Act, 1980'' (Manipur Act 8 of 1980), as a teaching cum-affiliati ...

* Central University of Rajasthan * Central University of Kashmir *

Central University of Jammu Central University of Jammu in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, has been established through an Act of Parliament: "The Central Universities Act, 2009" by Govt. of India. It started functioning from 2011. Dr. Sudhir Singh Bloeria was first Vice Chanc ...

Central University of Gujarat Central University of Gujarat is a public central university in Gandhinagar, Gujarat offering courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. The university includes 16 schools, 14 academic departments, and 2 other special cent ...

Central University of Haryana Central University of Haryana is a central university in Jant-Pali villages, just from the City of Mahendragarh in Mahendragarh district of Haryana, India, has been established by an Act of Parliament: "The Central Universities Act, 2009" by ...

Indonesia

* Airlangga University * Andalas University * Bandung Institute of Technology * Bangka Belitung University * Bogor Agricultural University * Brawijaya University * Diponegoro University *

Gadjah Mada University Gadjah Mada University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦓꦗꦃꦩꦢ; id, Universitas Gadjah Mada, abbreviated as UGM) is a public research university located in Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Officially founded ...

* Indonesia Institute of Arts, Denpasar * Indonesia Institute of Arts, Surakarta * Indonesia Institute of Arts, Yogyakarta * Jakarta Islamic State University * Jambi University *

Jenderal Soedirman University Jenderal Soedirman University ( id, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Javanese: ꦲꦸꦤꦶꦮ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦗꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦫꦭ꧀ꦱꦸꦢꦶꦂꦩꦤ꧀, abbreviated as Unsoed) is a public university located in Purwokerto, ...

* Jember University * Lampung University * Padjadjaran University * Riau University * Sam Ratulangi University *

Sebelas Maret University Sebelas Maret University ( id, Universitas Sebelas Maret'';'' it is colloquially known as UNS or UNS Solo) is an Indonesian public university in the suburban area of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It was officially founded on March 11, 197 ...

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology ( id, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember; '10th of November Institute of Technology'; abbreviated as ITS) is an Indonesian public technological university located in Surabaya, East Java, with a stro ...

* Srivijaya University *

State University of Gorontalo State University of Gorontalo (UNG) is a state university in Gorontalo, Indonesia, that was established on 1 September 1963. At first the university was a junior college and part of Guidance and Counseling UNSULUTENG (Sulawesi Tengah). In 1964 its ...

* Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University * Syiah Kuala University * Udayana UniversityUdayana University
* University of Bengkulu * University of Indonesia * University of Mataram * University of North Sumatra * University of Nusa Cendana

Iran

* National University of Iran

Ireland

Israel

Japan

Kazakhstan

* Al-Farabi Kazakh National University * Kazakh National Medical University * L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University

Latvia

Lesotho

* National University of Lesotho

Malaysia

* International Islamic University Malaysia * National Defence University of Malaysia * National University of Malaysia * Sultan Idris Education University * Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia * Universiti Malaysia Kelantan * Universiti Malaysia Pahang * Universiti Malaysia Perlis * Universiti Malaysia Sabah * Universiti Malaysia Sarawak * Universiti Malaysia Terengganu * Universiti Putra Malaysia * Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia * Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin * Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka * Universiti Teknologi MARA * Universiti Utara Malaysia * University of Malaya * University of Science, Malaysia * University of Technology, Malaysia

Mexico

* National Autonomous University of Mexico * National Polytechnic Institute

Mongolia

* National University of Mongolia

Myanmar

Pakistan

* National College of Arts * National Defence University, Islamabad * National Textile University * National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences * National University of Modern Languages * National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan * Quaid-i-Azam University

Panama

* University of Panama, Universidad Nacional de Panama

Paraguay

* Universidad Nacional de Asuncion * Universidad Nacional de Concepción * Universidad Nacional de Itapúa * Universidad Nacional de Pilar * Universidad Nacional de Villarrica * Universidad Nacional del Este

Peru

* National University of San Marcos *National University of Engineering *National Agrarian University *National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, National University of Education "Enrique Guzmán y Valle"

Philippines

* University of the Philippines, University of the Philippines System, composed of eight (8) autonomous universities

Poland

Saudi Arabia

* King Saud University

Singapore

* Nanyang Technological University * National University of Singapore * Singapore Institute of Technology * Singapore Management University * Singapore University of Social Sciences * Singapore University of Technology and Design

Somalia

* Somali National University

South Korea

Sri Lanka

*University of Colombo (Western Province) *University of Peradeniya (Central Province) *University of Ruhuna (Southern Province) *University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Western Province) *University of Kelaniya (Western Province) *University of Moratuwa (Western Province) *University of Jaffna (Northern Province) *Eastern University, Sri Lanka (Eastern Province) *South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil (Eastern Province) *Rajarata University (North Central Province) *Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (Sabaragamuwa Province) *Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya and Makandura (North Western Province) *Uva Wellassa University (Uva Province) *University of the Visual & Performing Arts (Western Province) * Open University of Sri Lanka(distance education) * University of Ceylon (defunct) * University of Sri Lanka (defunct)

Switzerland

* École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne * ETH Zurich

Taiwan

Among dozens of public universities, including six research universities: * National Central University * National Chung Cheng University * National Cheng Kung University * National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University * National Sun Yat-sen University * National Taiwan University * National Taiwan University of Science and Technology * National Taiwan Normal University * National Tsing Hua University

Thailand

* Burapha University * Chiang Mai University * Chulalongkorn University * Kasetsart University * Khon Kaen University * King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang * King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok * King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi * Prince of Songkla University * Mahidol University * Silpakorn University * Thaksin University * Thammasat University * Ubon Ratchathani University

Ukraine

* National Technical University of Ukraine * National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy * National Yaroslav Mudryi Law Academy of Ukraine * Odessa University, Odessa National University * Oles Honchar Dnipro National University * Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

United States

* George Washington University (Washington advocated for the establishment of a national university in the U.S. capital in his 1790 State of the Union address) * Haskell Indian Nations University * National University School of Law * Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute * United States Air Force Academy * United States Coast Guard Academy * United States Merchant Marine Academy * United States Military Academy * United States Naval Academy

Uruguay

* Universidad de la República

Vietnam

* Vietnam National University, Hanoi * Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

References

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