List of universities in Syria

Universities

There are six public universities^[1] and 16 private universities in Syria.^[2]

University Name	Acronym	Province	Date founded	Website
Al Rasheed International Private University for Science & Technology	RU	Damascus	2007	ru.edu.sy
Damascus University	DU	Damascus	1923	damascusuniversity.edu.sy
Aleppo University	AU	Aleppo	1958	alepuniv.edu.sy
Al-Baath University	BU	Homs	1979	albaath-univ.edu.sy
Tishreen University	TU	Latakia	1971	tishreen.edu.sy
Hama University	HU	Hama	2014
Syrian Virtual University	SVU	Damascus	2002	svuonline.org
Syrian Private University	SPU	Damascus	2007	spu.edu.sy
Arab International University	AIU	Daraa	2007	aiu.edu.sy
International University for Science and Technology	IUST	Damascus	2007	iust.edu.sy
Al-Furat University	FU	Deir ez-Zor	2007	alfuratuniv.edu.sy
University of Kalamoon	UOK	Rif Dimashq	2003	uok.edu.sy
Yarmouk Private University	YPU	Daraa	2008	ypu.edu.sy
Wadi International University	WIU	Homs	2006	wiu.edu.sy
Al-Wataniya Private University	WPU	Hama	2007	wpu.edu.sy
Hawash Private University	HPU	Homs	2009	hpu.sy
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport	AAST	Latakia	2007	syria.aast.edu
Al-Andalus University	AU	Tartus	2008	au.edu.sy
Al-Shahba University	SU	Aleppo	2009
Ebla Private University	EPU	Idlib	2009	arb.ebla-uni.edu.sy
Mamoun University for Science and Technology	MUST	Aleppo	2003	must.edu.sy/
Ittihad Private University	IPU	Ar-Raqqah	2004	uu-sy.com
Aljazeera University	JU	Deir ez-Zor	2007	jude.edu.sy
Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts	HIDA	Damascus	1977
Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology	HIAST	Damascus	1983	www.hiast.edu.sy

References

1. Ministry of Higher Education (Public universities)
2. Ministry of Higher Education (Private universities)