đŞđš 45 universities ¡ 12 regions
Ethiopia's universities, region by region â from Wikidata, not the ministry.
Ethiopia has a public university in every region â most founded since 2000 â and private university colleges concentrated in Addis Ababa. This directory lists 45 from Wikidata.
Not an official list
This list comes from Wikidata, a community-maintained database (retrieved 2026-10-23) â not from the country's regulator. It may include institutions that have closed, merged or been renamed, or that have lost or never had official recognition, and it may miss others. We leave out entries Wikidata marks as dissolved or closed, but that filter is only as up to date as Wikidata. Only institutions whose name calls them a university are listed, so recognised colleges and degree-awarding institutes are missing. Being listed here is not proof of accreditation.
Before you apply, check with the Ministry of Education and its Education and Training Authority. The ministry's website did not answer when we checked on 23 October 2026 (moe.gov.et timed out), so check with the ministry or an Ethiopian embassy directly.
The UN Secretary-General's 2025 report on children and armed conflict covers Ethiopia and verified attacks on 20 schools in 2024. A/79/878, 17 June 2025, para. 269.
Universities listed
45
In Oromia Region
11
With a website on record
41
What isn't here, and why
Ethiopia's Ministry of Education and its Education and Training Authority accredit public and private institutions, but the ministry's site did not answer and we found no list we could republish, so this page is built from Wikidata.
This list is from Wikidata, a community-maintained source â retrieved 2026-10-23. A university missing here is a gap in that source, not a judgement about the university, and being listed here is not proof of accreditation: check with the national regulator. Public or private status is shown only where Wikidata records it (3 of 45).
All 45 universities, by region
Oromia Region (11)Addis Ababa (10)Amhara Region (9)South Ethiopia Regional State (3)Tigray Region (3)Central Ethiopia Regional State (2)
Oromia Region (11)
| Adama Science and Technology Universityá´áááá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛, á áłá áłáááľá á´áááá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Adama | est. 1993 | |
| Ambo Universityá¨á áጠáŠáá¨áá˛á˛Ambo | est. 1939 | |
| Arsi UniversityAssela | ||
| Bule Hora UniversityáĄá á፠áŠáá¨ááľá˛Bule Hora | est. 2008 | |
| Dambi Dolo UniversityDembi Dollo | est. 2015 | |
| Haramaya Universityáá¨á፠áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Misraq Hararghe Zone | est. 1954 | |
| Jimma Universityá á áŠáá¨ááľá˛Jimma | est. 1983 | |
| Madda Walabu Universityáá° ááᥠáŠáá¨áá˛á˛Robe | est. 2006 | |
| Mattu Universityááą áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Metu | est. 2011 | |
| Oda Bultum UniversityChiro | ||
| Wollega Universityááá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Nekemte | est. 2007 |
Addis Ababa (10)
| Addis Ababa Science and Technology Universityá á˛áľ á á ᣠáłáááľá á´áááá áŠáá¨ááľá˛ | est. 2011 | |
| Addis Ababa Universityá á˛áľ á á ᣠáŠáá¨áá˛á˛ | est. 1950 | |
| Dandii Boruu University College | est. 1994 | |
| Dynamic International University College | est. 2005 | |
| Ethiopian Catholic University of Saint Thomas Aquinas | est. 1997 | |
| Ethiopian Civil Service Universityá¨á˘áľáŽáľáŤ á˛áŞá á°ááŞáľ áŠáá¨áá˛á˛ | est. 1993 | |
| New Generation University College | est. 2002 | |
| New Global Vision University College | ||
| Rift Valley University CollegeáŞááľ áŤá áŠáá¨ááľá˛ | Private | est. 2000 |
| Unity UniversityáŠáᲠáŠáá¨ááľá˛ | Private | est. 1991 |
Amhara Region (9)
| Bahir Dar UniversityáŁá á áłá áŠáá¨ááľá˛Bahir Dar | est. 2001 | |
| Debark Universityá°áŁáá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Semien Gondar Zone | est. 2007 | |
| Debre Berhan Universityá°áĽá¨ áĽááá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Debre Berhan | est. 2007 | |
| Debre Markos Universityá°áĽá¨ ááááľ áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Debre Marqos | est. 1999 | |
| Debre Tabor Universityá°áĽá¨ áłáŚá áŠáá¨ááľá˛Debre Tabor | est. 2008 | |
| Mekdela Amba Universityáá á°á á áᣠáŠáá¨ááľá˛Debub Wollo Zone | est. 2015 | |
| University of Gondarááá°á áŠáá¨ááľá˛Gondar | est. 1954 | |
| Woldia Universityá¨áááľáŤ áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Weldiya | est. 2011 | |
| Wollo Universityáá áŠáá¨ááľá˛Dessie | est. 2007 |
South Ethiopia Regional State (3)
| Arba Minch Universityá á áᣠááá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Arba Minch | est. 1986 | |
| Dilla Universityá˛á áŠáá¨ááľá˛Dila | est. 1996 | |
| Wolaita Sodo Universityááááł áśáś áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Wolaita Sodo | est. 2007 |
Tigray Region (3)
| Adigrat Universityáá˛-ááŤáľ áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Adigrat | est. 2011 | |
| Aksum Universityá ááąá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Axum | est. 2007 | |
| Mekelle Universityááá áŠáá¨ááľá˛Mekele | est. 1991 |
Central Ethiopia Regional State (2)
| Wachamo Universityáá¸á áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Hosaena | est. 2012 | |
| Wolkite UniversityáááᤠáŠáá¨áá˛á˛Welkite | est. 2011 |
Afar Region (1)
| Samara Universityá á፠áŠáá¨áá˛á˛áSemera | Public | est. 2008 |
Benishangul-Gumuz Region (1)
| Asossa Universityá áśáł áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Asosa | est. 2011 |
Dire Dawa (1)
| Dire Dawa Universityá¨áľáŹáłá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛ | est. 2006 |
Sidama Region (1)
| Hawassa Universityáááł áŠáá¨ááľá˛Hawaasa | est. 1976 |
Somali Region (1)
| Jijiga Universityá á á áŠáá¨áá˛á˛Jijiga | est. 2005 |
Southwest Ethiopia Regional State (1)
| Mizan Tepi Universityá¨ááá-á´á áŠáá¨ááľá˛Mizan Aman | est. 2006 |
Location not recorded (1)
| Oromia State Universityá¨áŚáŽá፠ááá áŠáá¨áá˛á˛ | est. 2009 |
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