List of Private University In Bangladesh

Establishment of private university in Bangladesh initiated after the institution of the Private University Act 1992. There are 54 such universities that are operational in five out of seven division of the country. Most of the private universities are in Dhaka Division summing up to 45. All of them have their campus in Dhaka city concentrating mostly in Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Panthapath and Uttara regions of the city. Two private universities in Dhaka specializes in Science and Technology, one specializes in women's studies and others are general universities. There are the six private universities located in Chittagong Division. All six have main campuses are in Chittagong city. One has its urban campus in Kumira, outside the main city. Five of them general universities, while one is specializes in Science and Technology. The only private university in Rajshahi Division has its campus in Bogra. In Sylhet Division there are three private universities all having main campuses in Sylhet city. There is no private University in Barisal Division and Rangpur Division.

Private university

University	Acronym	Founded	Location	Division	Specialization	Website
International Islamic University, Chittagong	IIUC	1995	Chittagong	Chittagong	General	website
Begum Gulchemonara Trust University Bangladesh	BGCTUB	2002	Chittagong	Chittagong Division	General	website
East Delta University	EDU	2006	Chittagong	Chittagong Division	General	—
Premier University, Chittagong	PU	2002	Chittagong	Chittagong Division	General	website
Southern University, Bangladesh	SUB	2001	Chittagong	Chittagong Division	General	website
University of Science & Technology Chittagong	USTC	1989	Chittagong	Chittagong Division	Science and Technology	website
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology	AUST	1995	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	Engineering	website
American International University-Bangladesh	AIUB	1994	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Asian University of Bangladesh	AUB	1996	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Asa University Bangladesh	ASAUB	2006	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology	ADUST	2004	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	Science and Technology	website
Bangladesh Islami University	BIU	2006	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
America Bangladesh University	ABU	1997	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Bangladesh University	BU	2001	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Bangladesh University of Business and Technology	BUBT	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	Science and Technology	website
BRAC University	BRACU	2001	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Central Women's University	CWU	1993	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	Women's Study	—
City University, Bangladesh[55]	CUB	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Daffodil International University	DIU	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Darul Ihsan University	DIU	1989	Dhaka	Dhaka and Sylhet Division	General	website
Dhaka International University	DIntU	1995	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Eastern University, Bangladesh	EU	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
East West University	EWU	1996	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Gono Bishwabidyalay	GB	1996	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Green University of Bangladesh	GUB	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
IBAIS University	IU	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Independent University, Bangladesh	IUB	1993	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Sonargaon University	SU	2012	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	IUBAT	1991	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Manarat International University	MIU	2001	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Millennium University	MU	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	—
Northern University, Bangladesh	NUB	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
North South University	NSU	1992	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
People's University of Bangladesh	PUB	1996	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Presidency University	PU	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	—
Prime University	PU	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
European University of Bangladesh	EUB	2012	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Primeasia University	PAU	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Queens University	QU	1996	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Royal University of Dhaka	RUD	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology	SMUCT	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	Creative Technology	website
Southeast University	SEU	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka and Sylhet Division	General	website
Stamford University Bangladesh	SU	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
State University of Bangladesh	SUB	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
United International University	UIU	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
University of Asia Pacific (Bangladesh)	UAP	1996	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
University of Development Alternative	UODA	2002	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
University of Information Technology and Sciences	UITS	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh	ULAB	2004	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	Media Studies and Journalism	website
University of South Asia, Bangladesh	USAB	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	—
Uttara University	UU	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Victoria University of Bangladesh	VUB	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
World University of Bangladesh	WUB	2003	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	General	website
Pundra University of Science and Technology	PUST	2001	Bogra	Rajshahi Division	Science and Technology	website
Leading University	LU	2002	Sylhet	Sylhet and Dhaka Division	General	website
Metropolitan University	MU	2003	Sylhet	Sylhet Division	General	website
Sylhet International University	SIU	2001	Sylhet	Sylhet Division	General	website

International universities

There are only three international universities in Bangladesh. These universities are neither managed and funded by the government, like public universities, nor established under the Private University Act and managed by a private governing body, like private universities. International Culture University established by civil society organization and branded by United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Internationally accredited-affiliated and an active partner of different international organizations working for internationalization of education and international quality. Islamic University of Technology was established by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and located in Gazipur, Dhaka division while another is located in Chittagong division and funded by the Asian University for Women Support Foundation (AUWSF), a United States based non-profit corporation.  

University	Acronym	Founded	Location	Specialization	Website
International Culture University	ICU	2009	Banasree, Dhaka	Culture and Technology	website
Islamic University of Technology	IUT	1981	Gazipur	Engineering and Technology	website
Asian University for Women	AUW	2008	Chittagong	(For woman students only)	website