Far Western University
Federal university · FWU · established 2067 B.S. · Kanchanpur district
Students, 2024/25
18,931
59.4% women
Campuses
38
17 constituent · 21 private
Graduates, 2081/082 B.S.
1,530
Teachers, constituent campuses
485
Students by type of campus
| Constituent campuses | 17,992 | 95% |
| Private campuses | 939 | 5% |
Students by level
| Bachelor | 17,051 | 90.1% |
| Master | 1,880 | 9.9% |
Students by faculty
| Agriculture | 520 | 2.7% |
| Education | 6,254 | 33% |
| Engineering | 500 | 2.6% |
| Forestry | 116 | 0.6% |
| Humanities and social sciences | 2,432 | 12.8% |
| Law | 530 | 2.8% |
| Management | 7,110 | 37.6% |
| Medicine | 65 | 0.3% |
| Science and technology | 1,404 | 7.4% |
Faculties as the report groups them; the English labels are ours.
Graduates by level
| Bachelor | 1,282 | 83.8% |
| Master | 243 | 15.9% |
| PhD | 5 | 0.3% |
Graduates by faculty
| Agriculture | 89 | 5.8% |
| Education | 486 | 31.8% |
| Engineering | 44 | 2.9% |
| Humanities and social sciences | 205 | 13.4% |
| Management | 661 | 43.2% |
| Science and technology | 45 | 2.9% |
Teachers at constituent campuses, by rank
| Professor | 17 | 3.5% |
| Reader / associate professor | 59 | 12.2% |
| Lecturer | 294 | 60.6% |
| Assistant lecturer / teaching assistant | 115 | 23.7% |
Students over time
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,686 | 10,113 | 10,097 | 10,922 | 17,650 | 19,356 | 18,931 |
As the report's trend table gives them; it has no column for 2022/23, and gives no reason for year-to-year jumps.
Campuses
Grouped by province (our arrangement), in alphabetical order within each.
Madhesh Province · 4
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Management College, Parsa | BBA | 28 | 53.6% |
| Birgunj Decimal Public College, Parsa | BBA | 33 | 48.5% |
| Mithila Institute of Technology, Dhanusha | BBA | 10 | 90% |
| Pranita College of Management, Siraha | BBA | 27 | 48.1% |
Bagmati Province · 6
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadim College of Management and IT, Kathmandu | BBA, MBA, B.Sc. CSIT | 74 | 44.6% |
| DAV International College, Lalitpur | B.Sc. CSIT | 9 | 33.3% |
| Himalaya College, Kathmandu | BBA, MBA, B.Sc. CSIT | 73 | 39.7% |
| Maharishi College, Kathmandu | BBA, B.Sc. CSIT | 65 | 38.5% |
| Mega College International, Lalitpur | MBA, B.Sc. CSIT | 72 | 31.9% |
| Shikshyalaya College, Bhaktapur | BBA, B.Sc. CSIT | 96 | 40.6% |
Gandaki Province · 2
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gandaki Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, Kaski | BBA, B.Sc. CSIT | 38 | 42.1% |
| Western Advance College of Engineering and Management, Nawalparasi East | B.E, BBA | 66 | 39.4% |
Lumbini Province · 7
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams College, Chitwan | B.Sc. CSIT | 40 | 35% |
| Geruwa Multiple Campus, Bardiya | B.Ed, B.B.S | 45 | 75.6% |
| Gyan Jyoti Management College, Dang | BBA, B.Sc. CSIT | 87 | 79.3% |
| Keystone Management College, Banke | BBA | 30 | 73.3% |
| Raghavendra Gaurav Multiple Campus, Kapilvastu | B.Ed | 67 | 71.6% |
| Sagun College of Management, Banke | BBA, MBA | 32 | 53.1% |
| Technical Research for Training Institute, Banke | BBA | 30 | 53.3% |
Karnali Province · 2
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siddhapaila Technical College, Surkhet | BBA | 6 | 66.7% |
| Western College and Research Center, Surkhet | BBA | 11 | 72.7% |
Sudurpaschim Province · 17
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badimalika Campus, Bajura | B.Ed, B.A, B.B.S | 334 | 85.3% |
| Bajura Campus, Bajura | B.Ed, M.Ed, B.A , M.A, B.B.S | 889 | 66.6% |
| Darchula Multiple Campus, Darchula | B.Ed, M.Ed, B.A , M.A, B.B.S | 533 | 80.1% |
| Durgalaxmi Multiple Campus, Kailali | B.Ed, M.Ed, B.A, M.A, BBA, B.B.S, M.B.S | 2,004 | 21% |
| Faculty of Health Sciences, Dadeldhura | B.Sc Nursing, BPH, B.Sc MLT | 65 | 76.9% |
| Ghanteshwar Seti Mahakali Multiple Campus, Doti | B.Ed | 139 | 73.4% |
| Gokuleshwar Multiple Campus, Darchula | B.Ed, M.Ed, B.B.S, B.Sc | 440 | 74.3% |
| Jagannath Multiple Campus, Baitadi | B.Ed, B.B.S | 180 | 82.2% |
| Janata Multiple Campus, Accham | B.Ed, M.Ed, B.A, B.B.S | 107 | 76.6% |
| Jayaprithvi Multiple Campus, Bajhang | B.Ed, M.Ed, M.A, B.B.S | 284 | 64.1% |
| Kailali Multiple Campus, Kailali | B.Ed, M.Ed, P.B.Ed, B.A, M.A, B.A LLB, BBA, B.B.S, BHM, MBA, M.B.S, B.Sc. CSIT, B.Sc | 5,570 | 63.9% |
| Manilek Multiple Campus, Baitadi | B.Ed, B.B.S | 149 | 73.2% |
| Patan Multiple Campus, Baitadi | B.Ed, B.A, B.B.S | 215 | 85.6% |
| Sitaram Multiple Campus, Doti | B.Ed | 79 | 74.7% |
| Tikapur Multiple Campus, Kailali | B.Ed, M.Ed, P.B.Ed, B.A, M.A English, M.A , BBA, B.B.S, M.B.S | 1,171 | 67.6% |
| Triveni Multiple Campus, Dadeldhura | B.Ed, B.B.S | 256 | 78.1% |
| University Central Campus, Kanchanpur | B.Sc. Forestry, M.Sc. Ag, B.Sc. Ag, B.Ed, M.Ed, P.B.Ed, B.E, B.A, M.A, BCA, B.A LLB, BBA, B.B.S, BHM, MBA, MBS, BIT, B.Sc. CSIT , B.Sc., M.Sc. CSIT , BE, M.Sc | 5,577 | 58.4% |
About these figures
Constituent campuses are run by the university itself; community campuses by local community stakeholders; private campuses by private organisations. The report gives the split by type for each university, not for each campus, so campus rows carry no type.
Enrolment is the number of students the universities reported for the academic year. The report says students counted in overlapping academic cycles were left out to avoid counting anyone twice.
Graduates are those of the year 2081/082 B.S. as the report gives them; it says fellowship-programme graduates aren't included.
Teachers are those at the university's constituent campuses only, as the report counts them; teachers at affiliated community and private campuses aren't included. For the foreign-affiliated colleges the report gives one total.
Programmes are written as the report gives them, with its own abbreviations (B.B.S, B.Ed, BICTE…).
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Source: University Grants Commission, Nepal — Education Management Information System: Report of Higher Education 2024/025 A.D. (2081/082 B.S.) (published July 2026; PDF), read 12 November 2026. Figures re-keyed from the report; sums, shares, English labels and the grouping of campuses by province are ours.