Accredited universities in Mongolia

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · International Relations

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2008 (founded as American-curriculum English-medium private university; partnerships with US universities). Mongolia's American-curriculum English-medium private university. Founded 2008. American liberal arts approach. ~1,200 students. Strong international community.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1979 (chartered as Choibalsan Pedagogical Institute serving eastern Mongolia). Eastern Mongolia public university in Choibalsan (eastern aimag capital, named after Khorloogiin Choibalsan — Mongolia's Stalin-era leader 1939-1952 responsible for Mongolian portion of Great Purge; namesake controversial post-1990 but city name retained). Founded 1979. ~1,500 students.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Mining & Geology

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1995 (founded as MUST Erdenet branch serving Mongolia's 2nd largest city and mining centre). MUST regional branch in Erdenet — Mongolia's 2nd largest city, built around ERDENET MINING CORPORATION (one of world's largest copper-molybdenum mines, Soviet-built 1978, still major Mongolian economic engine). Founded 1995. ~1,500 students. Mining engineering + metallurgy + business programmes supporting Erdenet mining industry.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1992 (founded as private comprehensive university; named after ETUGEN — Mongolian Earth Mother shamanistic deity). Mongolian private comprehensive university. Founded 1992. NAMED AFTER ETUGEN (Eke = Mother, Etugen = Earth-Mother) — Mongolian SHAMANISTIC EARTH MOTHER deity worshipped in pre-Buddhist Mongolian Tengrism. Symbolic naming honouring pre-Buddhist Mongolian spiritual heritage. ~3,000+ students.

SubjectsComputer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology · Business & Management

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1998 (chartered as Mongolia's premier ICT-specialised private university; "Huree" = old Mongolian name for Ulaanbaatar). Mongolia's premier ICT-specialised private university. Founded 1998. "HUREE" = old Mongolian name for Ulaanbaatar (the city had multiple historical names including Ikh Khuree, Niislel Khuree, Ulaanbaatar). ~3,000+ students. Strong tech industry partnerships with Mongolia's growing IT sector.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Law · International Relations

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1994 (founded as private university; "Ikh Zasag" = "Great Law/Yassa" — refers to GENGHIS KHAN'S legal code 1206). Major Mongolian private university with extraordinary naming. Founded 1994. "IKH ZASAG" = "Great Law" or "Yassa" in Mongolian — refers to GENGHIS KHAN'S LEGAL CODE of 1206 CE, the secret law code that governed the Mongol Empire. Choosing Genghis Khan-era naming symbolised post-1990 cultural revival (Genghis Khan was banned-from-public-veneration under communism, now national hero). ~6,000+ students.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1924 (heritage to Mongolian Trade-Economic Tekhnikum — among OLDEST Mongolian HE predecessors; full Institute of Finance and Economics 1991). Major Mongolian business + economics public university. Heritage to 1924 Mongolian Trade-Economic Tekhnikum — same year as Mongolian People's Republic establishment. Full Institute of Finance and Economics 1991 post-democratic transition. ~5,000+ students. Premier Mongolian business + finance + accounting pipeline. Strong central bank + commercial bank recruitment relationships.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Languages & Linguistics · Education

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1979 (chartered as Khovd Pedagogical Institute serving western Mongolia; full university 2010; only major university outside Ulaanbaatar). MONGOLIA'S ONLY MAJOR UNIVERSITY OUTSIDE ULAANBAATAR (Khovd is in far western Mongolia). Founded 1979 as Khovd Pedagogical Institute. Full university 2010. ~3,000+ students. Critical for Mongolia's vast geography — students from western aimags (Bayan-Ölgii ethnic Kazakh + Khovd + Uvs + Zavkhan + Gobi-Altai) can study regionally rather than relocate to Ulaanbaatar. Includes Kazakh-language programmes for Bayan-Ölgii Kazakh ethnic minority (~4% of Mongolia).

SubjectsNatural Sciences · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1961 (chartered as research-focused postgraduate institute under Mongolian Academy of Sciences founded 1961). Mongolia's premier postgraduate research-only institute under MONGOLIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (founded 1961). ~500 PhD candidates + postgraduate students across 13 institutes including history + archaeology + earth science + biology. Premier Mongolian research training pipeline.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Theology & Religious Studies

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2002 (founded by KOREAN Christian missionary educational network; English-medium). Mongolia's Korean-affiliated Christian private university. Founded 2002 by Korean Christian missionary educational network. ENGLISH-MEDIUM instruction. ~1,000 students. Korean Christian + international focus. Mongolia has growing Korean Protestant Christian community (~2-3% of population).

SubjectsArts & Humanities

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1990 (chartered post-Democratic Revolution as Mongolia's premier national arts university; preserves Mongolian classical music + dance + theatre). Mongolia's premier arts university. Founded 1990 post-Democratic Revolution — symbolic timing of Mongolian cultural revival after 70 years of Soviet-era cultural restriction. ~2,000 students. Premier Mongolian classical music + throat singing (UNESCO Intangible Heritage) + morin khuur horsehead fiddle + long song (uguural duu) + classical dance preservation. Distinctive cultural-heritage mission given near-destruction of pre-1990 Mongolian classical traditions under communist cultural policy.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Education · Languages & Linguistics

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Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@msue.edu.mn

Phone

+976 11 328 226

Founded 1951 (chartered as State Pedagogical Institute; Mongolia's premier teacher-training national university). Mongolia's premier teacher-training national university. Founded 1951. ~8,000+ students. Major pipeline for Mongolian education system.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Pharmacy

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@mnums.edu.mn

Phone

+976 11 320 913

Founded 1942 (chartered as Faculty of Medicine within NUM founding year; independent State Medical University 1961; current MNUMS designation; MONGOLIA'S PREMIER medical university). MONGOLIA'S PREMIER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY. Heritage to Faculty of Medicine WITHIN NUM founding 1942 (so MNUMS = same founding year as NUM, originally one faculty). Independent State Medical University 1961. Current MNUMS designation. ~10,000+ students. 8 schools including Mongolian Traditional Medicine (distinct from Tibetan/Chinese — Mongolian medical-traditional with Buddhist influences). International student community including some Pakistani + Indian + Korean MBBS students.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1990 (chartered post-Democratic Revolution as Mongolia's premier traditional arts and culture university). Mongolia's premier traditional arts and culture public university. Founded 1990 post-Democratic Revolution. ~1,500 students. Preserves Mongolian traditional arts including khoomei throat singing (UNESCO Intangible Heritage 2010) + morin khuur fiddle (UNESCO 2008) + traditional Buddhist art (thangka, sculpture).

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine · Natural Sciences

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@muls.edu.mn

Phone

+976 11 341 774

Founded 1958 (chartered as Mongolian Agricultural Institute serving pastoral-agricultural economy; renamed MULS 2018). Mongolia's premier agricultural university. Founded 1958 as Mongolian Agricultural Institute. Renamed MULS 2018. ~8,000+ students. Critical for Mongolia's NOMADIC PASTORAL HERITAGE — Mongolia has ~70 million livestock (20x human population). Veterinary medicine + animal husbandry + steppe ecology programmes. CRITICAL CONTEXT: Mongolia's pastoral economy threatened by 'ZUD' phenomenon (catastrophic severe winters that kill millions of livestock — 2009-2010 zud killed ~10M animals; climate change is making zuds more frequent).

SubjectsPharmacy · Medicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2018 (spin-off from MNUMS School of Pharmacy as Mongolia's specialised pharmacy university). Mongolia's specialised pharmacy university. Founded 2018 as spin-off from MNUMS School of Pharmacy. ~1,500 students. Premier pharmacy training including traditional Mongolian medicine pharmacology.

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

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@must.edu.mn

Phone

+976 11 325 902

Founded 1959 (chartered as Polytechnic Institute of Higher Education, spinning off from NUM's engineering faculty; full university 1995 post-democratic transition). MONGOLIA'S PREMIER STEM UNIVERSITY. Founded 1959 as Polytechnic Institute of Higher Education (spun off from NUM engineering faculty during Soviet-era industrialisation drive). Full university 1995. ~30,000+ students (LARGEST Mongolian university by enrolment). 14 schools. Strong mining engineering (critical for Mongolia's mining-dependent economy — Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold + Tavan Tolgoi coal). Geology + civil engineering + IT programmes. Major industry partnerships with Rio Tinto + multinational mining companies.

SubjectsPublic Administration · Law · Social Sciences · International Relations

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1924 (heritage to Higher Party School of Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party — OLDEST Mongolian HE predecessor; renamed National Academy of Governance post-1990 democratic transition). Mongolia's civil-service and governance training academy with EXTRAORDINARY HERITAGE. Founded 1924 as HIGHER PARTY SCHOOL OF MONGOLIAN PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY — same year as Mongolian People's Republic establishment. OLDEST MONGOLIAN HE PREDECESSOR INSTITUTION. Renamed National Academy of Governance post-1990 democratic transition. Trains Mongolian civil servants. ~1,500 students. Important institutional continuity through Mongolia's communist-to-democratic transition.

SubjectsMilitary Studies · International Relations

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1942 (heritage to military officer training schools; major reorganisation post-1990 toward democratic-armed-forces model). Mongolia's national military officer training university. Heritage to 1942 (same year as NUM). Reorganised post-1990 democratic-armed-forces model. ~2,000 cadets. Distinctive for Mongolia's tradition of UN peacekeeping contribution (Mongolia is significant per-capita contributor of peacekeeping troops to UN missions including Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan).

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Languages & Linguistics · International Relations

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@num.edu.mn

Phone

+976 77 307 730

Founded 1942 (chartered 5 October 1942 by Mongolian People's Republic government as Mongolia's FIRST national university; founded during WW2 with Soviet assistance; MONGOLIA'S OLDEST and PREMIER university). MONGOLIA'S OLDEST AND PREMIER UNIVERSITY. Chartered 5 October 1942 by Mongolian People's Republic government as Mongolia's FIRST university — established DURING WORLD WAR II with Soviet assistance when Mongolia was the SECOND COMMUNIST COUNTRY IN HISTORY (after USSR, 1924-1990 MPR). Originally with 70 students, 1 building. ~18,000+ students. 8 schools/faculties. Strong humanities, social sciences, languages, sciences. CRITICAL HONEST CONTEXT: NUM was founded just 3 years AFTER end of the 1937-1939 STALINIST GREAT PURGE in Mongolia — among 20th-century's most catastrophic per-capita political killings (~30K-100K killed = 3-10% of total Mongolian population; ~17K Buddhist monks executed; 700+ monasteries destroyed). NUM founding represents Soviet-era replacement of destroyed Buddhist scholastic infrastructure with secular Soviet-model university. Post-1990 Democratic Revolution: full curriculum reform, English programmes added, Western partnerships established.

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

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2002 (founded as private engineering-focused institute; Japanese university partnerships). Mongolia's Japanese-affiliated private engineering institute. Founded 2002. Partnerships with Japanese universities (Hokkaido + Tohoku institutions). ~1,500 students. Strong engineering + IT programmes.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Languages & Linguistics

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1991 (founded immediately post-Democratic Revolution as MONGOLIA'S FIRST private university; named after Mount Otgontenger — sacred mountain in western Mongolia). MONGOLIA'S FIRST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY. Founded 1991 immediately post-Democratic Revolution — symbolic of new democratic Mongolia allowing private HE for first time. Named after MOUNT OTGONTENGER — sacred mountain in western Mongolia, holy site for shamanism + Buddhism, ~4,000m peak. ~10,000+ students. Largest private university in Mongolia. Strong international student community (mainly Chinese + Korean).

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1992 (founded as private university; "State" in name historically misleading — fully private). Major Ulaanbaatar private multi-discipline university. Founded 1992. "State" in name is historical and slightly misleading — fully private institution. ~5,000+ students.

SubjectsLaw · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1929 (heritage to Soviet-era police training school; modern University of Internal Affairs designation post-1990). Mongolia's national police training university. Heritage to 1929 Soviet-era police school (one of OLDEST Mongolian HE predecessor institutions). Modern University of Internal Affairs designation post-1990. ~2,500 cadets. Premier Mongolian law enforcement training.

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Languages & Linguistics · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA / Боловсролын магадлан итгэмжлэх үндэсний зөвлөл) — independent statutory body under Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS, БСШУСЯ); handles institutional + programme accreditation. Mongolia HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — top tier, includes NUM, MUST, MNUMS, MULS, MNUE; (2) PUBLIC SPECIALISED UNIVERSITIES — arts, defense, police; (3) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES — Otgontenger, Ikh Zasag, etc.; (4) INTERNATIONAL/JOINT — including American University Mongolia + Korean-affiliated MIU + Huree ICT University; (5) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES across 21 aimags (provinces); (6) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Gandantegchinlen + reconstituted post-1990 institutions. Mongolian Cyrillic script is HE primary; Traditional Mongolian script (Mongol bichig) being reintroduced in education per 2020 government policy; English + Russian + Chinese growing as foreign-language HE mediums.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1990 (reconstituted post-Democratic Revolution at GANDANTEGCHINLEN MONASTERY — the surviving Buddhist seat that endured Stalinist Purge by reduced status). MONGOLIA'S PREMIER POST-1990 BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY at GANDANTEGCHINLEN MONASTERY — extraordinary history. Gandantegchinlen Monastery (founded 1809) was THE ONLY MAJOR MONGOLIAN BUDDHIST MONASTERY TO SURVIVE the 1937-1939 Stalinist Purge that destroyed 700+ Mongolian monasteries — Gandan was preserved in reduced ceremonial status as showpiece for foreign visitors. Buddhist scholastic activity reconstituted at Gandan post-1990 Democratic Revolution. Named ZANABAZAR (1635-1723) — first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu (Buddhist spiritual leader of Outer Mongolia), legendary sculptor, founded Mongolian Buddhist scholarship tradition. ~500 monks/students. Premier post-Soviet Mongolian Buddhist education revival.