Universities in Armenia

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · International Relations · Languages & Linguistics

Accreditation

National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) — Armenia's national accreditation body, established 2008 by Armenian Government decree as an independent foundation. ANQA implements institutional and programme accreditation across preliminary, vocational, and higher education. Full member of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) since 2017. Operates under oversight of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MoESCS, escs.am) — the Armenian ministry that was formed in 2019 by merging the education, culture, and sport portfolios.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

admissions@aua.am

Phone

+374 60 694 040

Founded 1991 (chartered as American University of Armenia in cooperation with the University of California; opened immediately after Armenian independence from the USSR; AUA is affiliated with the University of California system). Private American-style university in Yerevan, founded 1991 immediately after Armenian independence from the USSR in cooperation with the University of California. AUA IS AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM — degrees are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in the USA. American liberal-arts curriculum, English-medium instruction throughout. Colleges: Business and Economics, Engineering and Applied Science (Akian College), Humanities and Social Sciences, Health Sciences (Turpanjian School of Public Health), and the Manoogian Simone College. Distinctive Cilician-Armenian diaspora funding and orientation. Most internationally portable Armenian degree given WASC accreditation.

SubjectsSocial Sciences · Law · Business & Management

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university listed in Wikipedia 'List of universities in Armenia'. Details beyond founding year/city not fully verified; website not confirmed. Reportedly founded 1994 (per public sources). Private university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation

National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) — Armenia's national accreditation body, established 2008 by Armenian Government decree as an independent foundation. ANQA implements institutional and programme accreditation across preliminary, vocational, and higher education. Full member of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) since 2017. Operates under oversight of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MoESCS, escs.am) — the Armenian ministry that was formed in 2019 by merging the education, culture, and sport portfolios.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

info@anau.am

Phone

+374 10 524 541

Founded 1930 (chartered as the Armenian Agricultural Institute in the Soviet era; reorganised multiple times; renamed Armenian National Agrarian University in 2013 by merging the State Agrarian University of Armenia with several agricultural research institutes). Armenia's premier agricultural and food-sciences university, located in Yerevan with regional research centres across Armenian rural regions. Founded 1930 as the Armenian Agricultural Institute in the Soviet era. Reorganised multiple times; current ANAU formed in 2013 by merging the State Agrarian University of Armenia with the Armenian Research Institute of Agriculture, the Plant Protection Research Institute, and the Scientific Centre of Agrobiotechnology. Faculties span Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, Agribusiness and Economics, Food Technologies, Hydromelioration, Land Management and Cadastre, and the Forestry and Botanical Studies department. Critical for Armenia's agriculture sector and rural development.

SubjectsEducation · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State institute for physical education and sport sciences. Website not confirmed, left blank. Reportedly founded 1945 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Natural Sciences · Languages & Linguistics · Law

Accreditation

National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) — Armenia's national accreditation body, established 2008 by Armenian Government decree as an independent foundation. ANQA implements institutional and programme accreditation across preliminary, vocational, and higher education. Full member of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) since 2017. Operates under oversight of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MoESCS, escs.am) — the Armenian ministry that was formed in 2019 by merging the education, culture, and sport portfolios.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

info@aspu.am

Phone

+374 10 597 000

Founded 1922 (chartered as the Yerevan Higher Pedagogical Institute in the early Soviet era; renamed Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan in 1948 — Abovyan was the 19th-century Armenian writer considered the father of modern Eastern Armenian literature). Armenia's premier teacher-training university, located in Yerevan. Founded 1922 as the Yerevan Higher Pedagogical Institute in the early Soviet era. Renamed after Khachatur Abovyan (1809-1848) — the 19th-century Armenian writer and educator considered the FATHER OF MODERN EASTERN ARMENIAN LITERATURE through his novel 'Wounds of Armenia' (Verk Hayastani). Faculties span Pre-school and Methodology of Primary Education, Education and Psychology, Cultural Studies, Special Education and Sociology, Philology, History and Jurisprudence, Foreign Languages, Mathematics-Physics and Information Technologies, Chemistry-Biology and Geography, Initial Military Training and Physical Education, and Fine Arts. Primary trainer of Armenian school teachers.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State university specialising in economics and management. Reportedly founded 1975 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private accredited HEI; Bologna/EHEA-aligned since 2004. Fields: Law, Management, Foreign Languages. Reportedly founded 1996 (per public sources). Private university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Foundation-status private university; awards dual Armenian and French state diplomas. Faculties: Law, Management, Finance, Marketing, Computer Science & Applied Mathematics. Reportedly founded 2000 (per public sources). University in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Regional state university in Gavar, Gegharkunik region. Website not confirmed, left blank. Reportedly founded 1993 (per public sources). Public university in Gavar, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsEducation · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Regional state university in Goris, Syunik region. Reportedly founded 1967 (per public sources). Public university in Goris, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Law · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university; medical faculty listed in WDOMS. State-accredited study programmes in Armenia since 2001. Has a Shirakatsi branch in Gyumri. Official website not confirmed — left blank. Reportedly founded 1990 (per public sources). Private university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State higher music/arts institution. Website not confirmed, left blank. Reportedly founded 1921 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Regional state university in Gyumri. Reportedly founded 1934 (per public sources). Public university in Gyumri, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private HEI (campuses in Yerevan and Vanadzor) appearing in the ANQA institutional accreditation state register. Founding year and official website not confirmed — left blank. University in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Architecture & Design

Accreditation

National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) — Armenia's national accreditation body, established 2008 by Armenian Government decree as an independent foundation. ANQA implements institutional and programme accreditation across preliminary, vocational, and higher education. Full member of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) since 2017. Operates under oversight of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MoESCS, escs.am) — the Armenian ministry that was formed in 2019 by merging the education, culture, and sport portfolios.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

info@polytech.am

Founded 1933 (chartered as the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute in the Soviet era to train engineers for the Armenian SSR; renamed State Engineering University of Armenia in 1991; renamed National Polytechnic University of Armenia in 2014). Armenia's premier engineering university, located in Yerevan with regional branches in Gyumri (Shirak region), Vanadzor (Lori region), and Kapan (Syunik region). Founded 1933 as the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (Soviet era) to train engineers for the Armenian SSR. Renamed State Engineering University of Armenia in 1991 after independence; renamed National Polytechnic University of Armenia in 2014. ~10,000+ students across faculties spanning Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Technology, Mechanical Engineering and Transport, Energy and Electrical Engineering, Cybernetics, Information Technologies and Electronics, Chemical Technologies and Environmental Engineering, Computer Systems and Informatics. Major training institution for Armenian engineers and ICT professionals. The 1988 Spitak earthquake (which devastated Gyumri/Leninakan) damaged the Gyumri branch but it was rebuilt with international assistance.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State university for architecture and civil engineering. Website not confirmed, left blank. Reportedly founded 1921 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsSocial Sciences · Business & Management · Law

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State academy for public administration and governance. Website not confirmed, left blank. Reportedly founded 1994 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsLaw · Social Sciences · Natural Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Reportedly founded 1997 (per public sources) by Russia-Armenia inter-state agreement (first enrolment 1999); awards dual Armenian and Russian diplomas. Ownership is intergovernmental rather than strictly private/state — included per task; verify classification for AlmiStudy. Reportedly founded 1997 (per public sources). University in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Regional state university in Vanadzor. Website not confirmed from an authoritative source, so left blank. Reportedly founded 1969 (per public sources). Public university in Vanadzor, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Education

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State university for languages, linguistics and social sciences. Official website not confirmed from an authoritative source, so left blank. Reportedly founded 1935 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State fine-arts academy. Website not confirmed, left blank. Reportedly founded 1945 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State institute for theatre and film arts. Website not confirmed, left blank. Reportedly founded 1944 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Pharmacy

Accreditation

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport / ANQA, Armenia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State medical university (medical faculty reportedly founded 1920 (per public sources), independent institute 1930). Official .am website not confirmed from an authoritative source, so left blank. Reportedly founded 1920 (per public sources). Public university in Yerevan, Armenia; ANQA-recognised.

SubjectsMathematics & Statistics · Natural Sciences · Computer Science & IT · Pharmacy · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Business & Management · International Relations · Theology & Religious Studies · Communication & Media Studies · Languages & Linguistics · Education

Accreditation

National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) — Armenia's national accreditation body, established 2008 by Armenian Government decree as an independent foundation. ANQA implements institutional and programme accreditation across preliminary, vocational, and higher education. Full member of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) since 2017. Operates under oversight of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MoESCS, escs.am) — the Armenian ministry that was formed in 2019 by merging the education, culture, and sport portfolios.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

info@ysu.am

Phone

+374 60 710 000

Founded 1919 (chartered as Alexandropol University in Gyumri on 16 May 1919 by the Armenian First Republic government; relocated to Yerevan in 1920 and became Yerevan State University — Armenia's first modern university). Armenia's flagship and oldest modern university, located in Yerevan. Founded on 16 May 1919 as Alexandropol University in Gyumri by the Armenian First Republic government — only months before the republic's fall to the Soviet Red Army. Relocated to Yerevan in 1920 and became Yerevan State University. Survived the Soviet era and is now Armenia's preeminent research university. ~16,000+ students across 21 faculties spanning Mathematics and Mechanics, Informatics and Applied Mathematics, Physics, Radiophysics, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Geography and Geology, History, Armenian Philology, Russian Philology, Roman-Germanic Philology, Oriental Studies, International Relations, Law, Economics and Management, Philosophy and Psychology, Sociology, Theology, Journalism, and the Faculty of European Languages and Communications. Strong heritage in Armenian philology and Oriental studies given Armenia's position at the crossroads of West Asia and the South Caucasus.