List of Universities and Colleges in Nepal

The first college in the country is Tri-Chandra College in 1918. Tribhuvan University is the first university established in 1985 and had remained the one and the only university in Nepal until the first new university that was established was Mahendra Sanskrit University. In the early 80s, His Majesty's Government developed the concept of a multi-university system for the country. One important assumption behind the concept was that each new university should have a distinctive nature, content and function of its own.

The inception of this university was soon followed by Kathmandu University in 1990, Purbanchal and Pokhara Universities in 1995 and 1996 respectively. Many schools and colleges are run by private initiatives under these universities but none of the universities in Nepal are private.

There are nine universities in Nepal at present.

[1] Tribhuvan University

[2] Kathmandu University

[3] Pokhara University

[4] Purbanchal University

[5]Nepal Sanskrit University

[6] Lumbini Bouddha University

[7] Mid Western University

[8] Far-western University

[9] Nepal Agriculture and Forestry University