This is a list of universities in Syria including public, private, military and police institutions.
Public universities and colleges
As of 2018, there are 8 public universities, 1 colleges, 1 virtual university, in addition to 6 higher institutes in Syria, owned by the government.
Branches of foreign public universities
As of 2018, Syria has 2 branches of foreign public universities.
| Name | Abbreviation | Location | Established | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Omdurman Islamic University, Damascus Branch
|
OIU | Damascus | oiu.edu.sd | |
 Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Latakia Branch
|
AASTMT | Latakia | 2001 | aast.edu |
Private universities
As of 2018, there are 21 private universities in Syria.
Military
As of 2018, there are 16 high military educational institutions in Syria run by the Ministry of Defense of Syria.
| Name | Location | Established |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Military Academy of Syria | Qatana, Rif Dimashq Governorate | 1957 |
| Al-Assad Military Academy | Aleppo | 1979 |
| Syrian Military Academy | Homs (since 1932) (women's college in al-Ghizlaniyah, Rif Dimashq, since 1987) | 1919 (in Damascus) |
| Syrian Air Defense College | Homs (since 1974) | 1958 (in Muadamiyat al-Sham) |
| Kuweires Military Aviation Institute | Kuweires Sharqi, Aleppo Governorate (since 1980) | 1947 (in Mezzeh Military Airport, Damascus) |
| Syrian Navy College | Latakia | 1975 |
| Bassel al-Assad College of Armored Corps | Homs (since 1972) | 1952 (in Damascus) |
| Syrian College of Signal Corps | Homs (since 1972) | 1946 (in Damascus) |
| Aleppo Artillery College | Aleppo (since 1970) | 1954 (in Qatana) |
| Syrian College of Combat Engineering Corps | Al-Mushrifah, Homs Governorate (since 1978) | 1954 (in Qatana) |
| Military College of Chemical Protection | Al-Mushrifah, Homs Governorate (since 1978) | 1971 (in Aleppo) |
| Military College of Administrative Affairs | Masyaf, Hama Governorate (since 2012) | 1974 (in Aleppo) |
| Military College of Technical Affairs | Homs | 1952 |
| Military College of Infantry Corps | Fafin, Aleppo Governorate | |
| Electronic Warfare College | Damascus | 1972 |
| Aleppo Armament College | Aleppo |
Police
As of 2018, there is 1 high educational institution for police sciences in Syria run by the Syrian Ministry of Interior.
| Name | Location | Established |
|---|---|---|
| Bassel al-Assad College for Police Sciences | Damascus | 1961 |
Notes
- This university is located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights situated de jure in Quneitra Governorate. See Status of the Golan Heights for details.
- This university is located in the rebel-held part of Syria. See Territory controlled by Syrian opposition.
- This university is located in the rebel-held part of Syria. See Territory controlled by Syrian opposition.
- This university is located in the territory of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria part of Syria. See Education in Rojava for detals.
References
- "More than 671,000 students attend the Syrian universities". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- "الجامعات الحكومية". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- أسماء الجامعات الخاصة ومواقعها الالكترونية
- "الأكاديميات العسكرية بمختلف الاختصاصات". Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- "كلية الشهيد الرائد الركن باسل الأسد للعلوم الشرطية". Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
