UGC-recognised universities
170
Source: University Watch and UGC
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Source: University Watch, University Grants Commission register, and official statutesAs of latest verified tracker refresh
UGC-recognised universities
170
Source: University Watch and UGC
Public
62
Source: University Watch and UGC
Private
108
Source: University Watch and UGC
Primary sources
1,145
Source: University Watch source lists
UGC-recognised universities
public
private
oldest (University of Dhaka)
primary sources
Institutional form
| Division | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | 90 | 22 | 68 |
| Chittagong | 25 | 9 | 16 |
| Khulna | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Rajshahi | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Sylhet | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Rangpur | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Barishal | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Mymensingh | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Eras of expansion
Universities by the era they were established. More than half were founded in the 2001 to 2015 private expansion.
Leadership
Vice-chancellors of the 62 public universities. 4 are shown without a sitting vice-chancellor, vacant or not retrievable from an accessible source at verification.
Method and sources
Source: the BDPolicyLab University Watch tracker, 170 universities compiled from the University Grants Commission register, each institution's official website and statutes, and the Private University Act framework, each record carrying its own source list (1145 sources in total). Of the set, 169 are UGC-recognised and 116 records are fully verified with 54 partial. Division labels are normalised across romanisations (Chattogram and Barisal are folded into Chittagong and Barishal). Enrolment and faculty figures are held only at the record level and are not totalled here, because where the only available counts were dated the tracker left them blank rather than carry a stale number. For every university, see University Watch.
Source: University Grants Commission register, official statutes, and University Watch source listsAs of latest verified tracker refresh