Lumbini Buddhist University
Federal university · LBU · established 2061 B.S. · Rupandehi district
Students, 2024/25
1,657
40.9% women
Campuses
14
3 constituent · 1 community · 10 private
Graduates, 2081/082 B.S.
273
Teachers, constituent campuses
43
Students by type of campus
| Constituent campuses | 875 | 52.8% |
| Community campuses | 3 | 0.2% |
| Private campuses | 779 | 47% |
Students by level
| Bachelor | 914 | 55.2% |
| Master | 743 | 44.8% |
Students by faculty
| Buddhist studies | 534 | 32.2% |
| Engineering | 363 | 21.9% |
| Humanities and social sciences | 189 | 11.4% |
| Law | 571 | 34.5% |
Faculties as the report groups them; the English labels are ours.
Graduates by level
| Bachelor | 112 | 41% |
| Master | 161 | 59% |
Graduates by faculty
| Buddhist studies | 64 | 23.4% |
| Engineering | 115 | 42.1% |
| Humanities and social sciences | 94 | 34.4% |
Teachers at constituent campuses, by rank
| Professor | 2 | 4.7% |
| Reader / associate professor | 10 | 23.3% |
| Lecturer | 18 | 41.9% |
| Assistant lecturer / teaching assistant | 13 | 30.2% |
Students over time
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 | 695 | 695 | 823 | 1,204 | 1,832 | 1,657 |
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.
Bagmati Province · 10
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aksheswar Traditional Buddhist Art College | Masters in Buddhism and Peace Studies | 32 | 34.4% |
| Boudha Multiple Campus | Bachelor in Bhot Buddhist Studies | 3 | 33.3% |
| Jiri Buddhist college | Masters in Applied Buddhism | 12 | 25% |
| Lotus Academic College | Masters in Buddhist Studies, Masters in Buddhism and Himalayan Studies | 31 | 35.5% |
| Lumbini College of Buddhism & Himalayan Studies | M.Sc. in Construction Engineering and Management | 16 | 6.3% |
| Lumbini International Academy of Science and Technology | M.SC. in Disaster Risk Engineering and Management, M.Sc. in Structural Engineering, | 363 | 4.4% |
| Sowa Rigpa International College | Masters in Mahayana Buddhism | 12 | 75% |
| Sugata Buddhist College | Masters in Pali Buddhist Studies | 20 | 25% |
| Theravada Buddhist Academy | Masters in Theravada Buddhism, Bachelor in Bu1ddhist Mind Training | 66 | 43.9% |
| Thrangu Sekhar Institute of Meditation | BHTM | 25 | 44% |
Lumbini Province · 4
| Campus | Programmes | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Campus | B.A, BTTM, Bachelor in Ghese Buddhist Studies, Master in Buddhism and Nepal Studies, Masters in Bhot Buddhist Studies, Masters in Buddhist Studies, (B.A.LL.B.) | 259 | 32.8% |
| City Campus | BHTM, B.A, BTTM, Masters in International Relations & Peace Studies, Masters in Applied Buddhism, Masters in International Relations, Peace and Diplomacy | 510 | 57.1% |
| School of Development Studies and Applied Sciences | Master in Buddhism and Nepal Studies, Masters in Art in Translation and Interpreting, Bachelor in Sowa Rigpa Medicine and Surgery | 106 | 66% |
| Tulsipur Metro College | BBA, B.A.LL.B. | 202 | 66.3% |
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.