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115
Accredited universities
78 · 37
Public · private
53
Cities
22
Subject areas
Thai, Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)
Languages of instruction on record
115
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Asia-Pacific International University

Muak Lek, Saraburi · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Arts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences · Education

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Seventh-day Adventist international university; campuses in Muak Lek (Saraburi) and Bangkok. Official site is apiu.edu (not .ac.th), website left empty per rules. Reportedly founded 1986 (per public sources). Private university in Muak Lek, Saraburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Pathum Thani · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1959 (chartered as SEATO Graduate School of Engineering by SEATO Cold War alliance; full international university 1971; serves Asian + developing world graduate STEM). Major INTERNATIONAL postgraduate university in Thailand. Founded 1959 as SEATO GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING by SOUTHEAST ASIA TREATY ORGANIZATION (Cold War alliance USA + UK + Australia + France + Thailand + Philippines + Pakistan + New Zealand 1954-1977). Full international university 1971. ~2,000 students from 60+ countries. ENGLISH-MEDIUM. Graduate-only (Masters + PhD). Strong engineering + environment + management. PAKISTANI CONTEXT: Pakistan was SEATO founding member, so AIT has historic Pakistani student + alumni community. Significant developing-world Asian engineering pipeline.

Assumption University (ABAC)

Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Law · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Natural Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Thailand's first international (English-medium) university; run by the Brothers of St Gabriel. Main campuses in Bangkok and Samut Prakan. Official site is au.edu (not .ac.th), so website left empty per rules. Reportedly founded 1969 (per public sources). Private university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Assumption University (AU / ABAC / มหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ)

Bangkok · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1969 (chartered as Assumption School of Business 1969; full Assumption University 1990; CATHOLIC private founded by Brothers of Saint Gabriel; THAILAND'S FIRST private university). THAILAND'S FIRST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY + premier Catholic university. Founded 1969 by BROTHERS OF SAINT GABRIEL (Catholic religious order). Heritage to 1885 Assumption College (Bangkok's OLDEST Christian school). Full Assumption University 1990. ~15,000+ students. ENGLISH-MEDIUM PRIMARY — Thailand's most established English-medium university. Strong business + technology + communication arts.

Bangkok University (BU / มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ)

Bangkok · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Communication & Media Studies · Architecture & Design

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1962 (chartered as private Thai-American Commercial College; full Bangkok University 1984; major Thai private comprehensive). Major Thai private comprehensive university. Founded 1962 as Thai-American Commercial College. Full Bangkok University 1984. ~25,000+ students. Strong communication arts + business + design programmes.

Bangkokthonburi University

Thawi Watthana, Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Business & Management · Education · Arts & Humanities · Engineering & Technology

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in western Bangkok with nursing, sports science and education programs. Reportedly founded 2002 (per public sources). Private university in Thawi Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบ้านสมเด็จเจ้าพระยา)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Thonburi, Bangkok. Reportedly founded 1896 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Burapha University (BUU / มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา)

Chonburi · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1955 (chartered as Bangsaen Teacher College; full Burapha University 1990; eastern Thailand coast flagship). Major eastern Thailand coast public university. Founded 1955 as Bangsaen Teacher College. Full Burapha 1990. Located in Chonburi — Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) industrial heartland. ~30,000+ students. Strong marine sciences.

Buriram Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบุรีรัมย์)

Buriram · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 1971 (per public sources). Public university in Buriram, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏชัยภูมิ)

Chaiyaphum · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 2001 (per public sources). Public university in Chaiyaphum, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Chandrakasem Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏจันทรเกษม)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Bangkok. Reportedly founded 1940 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Chaopraya University

Nakhon Sawan · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Law · Education · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in Nakhon Sawan. Reportedly founded 2004 (per public sources). Private university in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Chiang Mai Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเชียงใหม่)

Chiang Mai · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the north. Reportedly founded 1924 (per public sources). Public university in Chiang Mai, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Chiang Mai University (CMU / มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่)

Chiang Mai · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1964 (chartered as Thailand's FIRST regional university outside Bangkok; northern Thai cultural capital flagship). THAILAND'S FIRST REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OUTSIDE BANGKOK. Chartered 1964 as part of King Bhumibol's development push to bring HE outside Bangkok. Located in CHIANG MAI — Northern Thailand's cultural capital + historic Lanna Kingdom (1296-1899) capital. ~36,000+ students. Premier northern Thai medical + engineering + agriculture + Lanna studies. Major destination for international students studying Thai language + culture.

Chiang Rai Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเชียงราย)

Chiang Rai · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the far north. Reportedly founded 1969 (per public sources). Public university in Chiang Rai, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Christian University of Thailand

Nakhon Pathom · private · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university with a strong nursing and health-science focus. Reportedly founded 1983 (per public sources). Private university in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Chulalongkorn University (CU / จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1917 (chartered by KING VAJIRAVUDH/RAMA VI as Thailand's FIRST modern university; heritage to 1899 Royal Pages School of King Chulalongkorn/Rama V; named after KING CHULALONGKORN — Thailand's great modernizer monarch 1868-1910). THAILAND'S PREMIER AND OLDEST MODERN UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1917 by KING VAJIRAVUDH (Rama VI, ruled 1910-1925) as Thailand's FIRST modern university. Heritage to 1899 Royal Pages School of KING CHULALONGKORN (Rama V, ruled 1868-1910 — Thailand's GREAT MODERNIZER who abolished slavery 1905, established modern administration, preserved Thai independence from European colonization through diplomatic skill, depicted in "The King and I" musical as son of King Mongkut). University named in his honor. ~37,000+ students. 19 faculties. TOP-100 GLOBAL (QS #88 in 2024, Thailand #1). Premier producers of Thai government officials, scholars, business leaders. Pakistani international students.

College of Medicine, Rangsit University

Pathum Thani · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1989 (chartered as Thailand's first private medical college within Rangsit University; pioneer in private medical education). Thailand's FIRST PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGE. Founded 1989 within Rangsit University. ~1,500 medical students. Significant international student community + Pakistani MBBS context.

Dhonburi Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏธนบุรี)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Bangkok. Reportedly founded 1948 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Dhurakij Pundit University (DPU)

Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Law · Communication (Arts & Humanities) · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Established private university in Bangkok with strong business and law faculties. Reportedly founded 1968 (per public sources). Private university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Eastern Asia University

Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani · private · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Pharmacy · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in Rangsit/Thanyaburi area with aviation, nursing and pharmacy programs. Reportedly founded 1996 (per public sources). Private university in Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Far Eastern University

Chiang Mai · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Arts & Humanities · Computer Science & IT · Communication (Arts & Humanities)

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in Chiang Mai focused on business and design/communication arts. Reportedly founded 1999 (per public sources). Private university in Chiang Mai, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Fatoni University (FTU / มหาวิทยาลัยฟาฏอนี)

Pattani · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1998 (chartered as Yala Islamic College; renamed Fatoni University 2013; "Fatoni" = old Malay name for Pattani region). Major Thai Islamic university. Founded 1998 originally as Yala Islamic College of Islamic Studies. Renamed FATONI UNIVERSITY 2013. "FATONI" (فطاني) = OLD MALAY NAME FOR PATTANI REGION — pre-1786 Pattani Kingdom (Muslim Malay sultanate annexed by Siam/Thailand). ~3,500 students. Strong Islamic studies + Arabic + halal sciences.

Hatyai University

Hat Yai, Songkhla · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Law · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Leading private university in southern Thailand. Reportedly founded 1997 (per public sources). Private university in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Huachiew Chalermprakiet University

Bang Phli, Samut Prakan · private · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Pharmacy · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Founded by the Poh Teck Tung Foundation; known for health sciences and Chinese-medicine/language programs. Reportedly founded 1992 (per public sources). Private university in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏกำแพงเพชร)

Kamphaeng Phet · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the lower north. Reportedly founded 1973 (per public sources). Public university in Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏกาญจนบุรี)

Kanchanaburi · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in western Thailand. Reportedly founded 1973 (per public sources). Public university in Kanchanaburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Kasem Bundit University

Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Engineering & Technology · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university with campuses at Phatthanakan and Romklao, Bangkok. Reportedly founded 1987 (per public sources). Private university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Kasetsart University (KU / มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1943 (chartered as Thailand's premier agricultural university by Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram government; "Kasetsart" = "Agricultural Science"). THAILAND'S PREMIER AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1943. "KASETSART" (เกษตรศาสตร์) = "AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE". Founded during Field Marshal PLAEK PHIBUNSONGKHRAM era (PM 1938-1944 + 1948-1957 — Thai nationalist who renamed Siam to Thailand 1939). ~70,000+ students (one of Thailand's LARGEST). Premier agriculture + forestry + fisheries + veterinary + food science. Critical for Thailand as world's major rice + rubber + cassava exporter.

Khon Kaen University (KKU / มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น)

Khon Kaen · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1964 (chartered as Isaan (Northeast Thailand) flagship university; same year as Chiang Mai University). NORTHEAST THAILAND (ISAAN) FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1964 same year as Chiang Mai. Located in KHON KAEN — Isaan region's educational + economic capital. ISAAN is Thailand's LARGEST region by area + population (~22M, 1/3 of Thai population), historically poorest, Thai-Lao Buddhist culture distinct from central Thailand. ~38,000+ students. Premier Isaan medical + engineering + agriculture training.

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL / สถาบันเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าคุณทหารลาดกระบัง)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1960 (chartered as Nondhaburi Telecommunications Training Center; merged into King Mongkut's system 1971; full status 1986). Major Thai technology institute. Founded 1960. Part of King Mongkut technology universities trio. ~25,000+ students. Premier engineering + IT + telecommunications + architecture training.

King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB / มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าพระนครเหนือ)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1959 (chartered as Bangkok Technical College via German-Thai technical cooperation; KMUT system 1971; full university 2007). Thailand's third King Mongkut technology university. Founded 1959 via GERMAN-THAI TECHNICAL COOPERATION. ~24,000+ students. Strong engineering + applied technology + industrial automation.

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT / มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าธนบุรี)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1960 (chartered as Thonburi Technical Teachers College; renamed King Mongkut's Institute of Technology 1971; full university 1998; named after KING MONGKUT/RAMA IV — father of Chulalongkorn). Thailand's premier technology university. Founded 1960. Named after KING MONGKUT (RAMA IV, 1804-1868) — father of King Chulalongkorn, depicted in Anna Leonowens' "Anna and the King of Siam" + Rodgers-Hammerstein's "The King and I". King Mongkut was Buddhist scholar-monk + reform-minded modernizer who preceded his son's reforms. ~17,000+ students. TOP-300 GLOBAL.

Krirk University

Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsSocial Sciences · Business & Management · Law · Arts & Humanities · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

One of the oldest private higher-education institutions (reportedly founded 1952 as a college); now with substantial international/Chinese enrolment. Reportedly founded 1952 (per public sources). Private university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Lampang Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏลำปาง)

Lampang · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the north. Reportedly founded 1971 (per public sources). Public university in Lampang, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Loei Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเลย)

Loei · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 1973 (per public sources). Public university in Loei, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Mae Fah Luang University (MFU / มหาวิทยาลัยแม่ฟ้าหลวง)

Chiang Rai · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1998 (chartered by King Bhumibol as memorial to his mother Princess Mother Srinagarindra — "Mae Fah Luang" = "Royal Mother from the Sky"; northernmost Thai university). Thailand's NORTHERNMOST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1998 by KING BHUMIBOL AS MEMORIAL TO HIS MOTHER "PRINCESS MOTHER" SRINAGARINDRA (who died 1995). "MAE FAH LUANG" (แม่ฟ้าหลวง) = "ROYAL MOTHER FROM THE SKY" — Princess Mother's honorific name. Located in Chiang Rai — Northern Thailand near Myanmar + Laos borders (Golden Triangle region). ~13,000+ students. ENGLISH-MEDIUM primary (one of few English-medium Thai public universities). Strong international relations + business.

Maejo University (มหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้)

Chiang Mai · public · Thai

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Natural Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Business & Management · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Agriculture-focused public university with long history. Reportedly founded 1934 (per public sources). Public university in Chiang Mai, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MCU / มหาวิทยาลัยมหาจุฬาลงกรณราชวิทยาลัย)

Ayutthaya / Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Languages & Linguistics · Arts & Humanities · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1887 (chartered by KING CHULALONGKORN/RAMA V as Buddhist Sangha's premier educational institution; full university status 1947; WORLD'S LARGEST BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY). WORLD'S LARGEST BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1887 by KING CHULALONGKORN (Rama V) as Buddhist Sangha's premier educational institution — Thailand's OLDEST modern HE institution (PRE-DATES Chulalongkorn University 1917 by 30 years!). Full university status 1947. Main campus Ayutthaya + multiple satellite campuses. ~22,000+ students from 50+ countries — Thai + international BUDDHIST MONKS + lay students. PALI + SANSKRIT + Thai + English instruction. Premier global THERAVADA BUDDHIST higher education alongside Buddhist + Pali University Sri Lanka. Pakistani Buddhist students rare but possible.

Mahamakut Buddhist University (MBU / มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Languages & Linguistics · Arts & Humanities · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1893 (chartered by King Chulalongkorn for Thammayut sect of Thai Buddhism; full university 1997). Thailand's second Buddhist university. Chartered 1893 by King Chulalongkorn for THAMMAYUT NIKAYA SECT of Thai Buddhism (reformist Buddhist sect founded by King Mongkut/Rama IV when he was a monk pre-coronation; minority sect but includes royal family preference). Full university 1997. ~10,000+ students.

Mahanakorn University of Technology (MUT)

Nong Chok, Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Veterinary Medicine · Natural Sciences · Business & Management

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private technological university; noted for engineering and one of the few private veterinary-medicine faculties. Reportedly founded 1990 (per public sources). Private university in Nong Chok, Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Mahasarakham University (มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม)

Maha Sarakham · public · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences · Education · Pharmacy

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Grew from a Srinakharinwirot regional campus; comprehensive public university. Reportedly founded 1994 (per public sources). Public university in Maha Sarakham, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Mahidol University (MU / มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล)

Nakhon Pathom · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1969 chartered as university; HERITAGE TO 1888 SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL — Thailand's OLDEST medical institution founded by KING CHULALONGKORN; named after PRINCE MAHIDOL ADULYADEJ — father of King Bhumibol, "Father of Modern Thai Medicine"). THAILAND'S PREMIER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY with HISTORIC HERITAGE. Chartered 1969 as university but HERITAGE TO 1888 SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL — Thailand's OLDEST medical institution founded by KING CHULALONGKORN (Rama V) after death of his beloved son Prince Siriraj. Named after PRINCE MAHIDOL ADULYADEJ (1892-1929) — father of King Bhumibol (Rama IX) and King Ananda (Rama VIII), known as "FATHER OF MODERN THAI MEDICINE" who studied medicine at HARVARD + worked to modernize Thai public health. Mahidol's wife Mom Sangwan was "Princess Mother" Sri Sangwan. ~30,000+ students. TOP-150 GLOBAL. Premier Thai medical training. Pakistani MBBS students.

Mahidol University International College (MUIC)

Nakhon Pathom · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1986 (chartered as international division of Mahidol University; English-medium liberal arts; American-style 4-year bachelor). International division of Mahidol University. Founded 1986. ENGLISH-MEDIUM American-style liberal arts. ~3,000 students from 50+ countries. Premier English-medium undergraduate education in Thailand.

Muban Chombueng Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏหมู่บ้านจอมบึง)

Ratchaburi · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Natural Sciences · Business & Management

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Ratchaburi. Reportedly founded 1954 (per public sources). Public university in Ratchaburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏนครปฐม)

Nakhon Pathom · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university near Bangkok. Reportedly founded 1936 (per public sources). Public university in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Nakhon Phanom University (มหาวิทยาลัยนครพนม)

Nakhon Phanom · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Medicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Social Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Formed by merging several institutions in the province. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏนครราชสีมา)

Nakhon Ratchasima · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 1923 (per public sources). Public university in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏนครสวรรค์)

Nakhon Sawan · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the lower north. Reportedly founded 1922 (per public sources). Public university in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏนครศรีธรรมราช)

Nakhon Si Thammarat · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the south. Reportedly founded 1957 (per public sources). Public university in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Naresuan University (NU / มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร)

Phitsanulok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1990 (chartered as lower northern Thailand regional university; named after KING NARESUAN — 16th-century Ayutthaya king who liberated Siam from Burmese rule 1593). Lower northern Thai regional university. Chartered 1990. Named after KING NARESUAN (1555-1605) — 16th-century AYUTTHAYA KING who LIBERATED SIAM from Burmese rule 1593 (Battle of Nong Sarai). Naresuan is Thai national hero for restoring Siamese independence. ~25,000+ students.

Nation University

Lampang · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Medicine & Health Sciences · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in Lampang, formerly Yonok University. Reportedly founded 1988 (per public sources). Private university in Lampang, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

National Institute of Development Administration (สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Graduate-only public institution (NIDA). Reportedly founded 1966 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

North Eastern University

Khon Kaen · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Law · Social Sciences · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in Khon Kaen, Isan region. Reportedly founded 1988 (per public sources). Private university in Khon Kaen, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

North-Chiang Mai University

Hang Dong, Chiang Mai · private · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management · Law · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in Chiang Mai province. Reportedly founded 1999 (per public sources). Private university in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Panyapiwat Institute of Management (PIM)

Pak Kret, Nonthaburi · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Arts & Humanities · Agriculture & Environmental Studies

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Corporate (CP All) work-based-learning university; MHESI-recognised institute with degree-granting status. Reportedly founded 2007 (per public sources). Private university in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Pathumthani University

Mueang, Pathum Thani · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Engineering & Technology · Law · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in Pathum Thani province. Reportedly founded 1999 (per public sources). Private university in Mueang, Pathum Thani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Payap University

Chiang Mai · private · Thai

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences · Law · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

First private university in northern Thailand; founded by the Church of Christ in Thailand. Reportedly founded 1974 (per public sources). Private university in Chiang Mai, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Phetchabun Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเพชรบูรณ์)

Phetchabun · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the north. Reportedly founded 1973 (per public sources). Public university in Phetchabun, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Phetchaburi Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเพชรบุรี)

Phetchaburi · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in western Thailand. Reportedly founded 1926 (per public sources). Public university in Phetchaburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Phranakhon Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏพระนคร)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

One of the oldest teacher-training institutions; Rajabhat public university. Reportedly founded 1892 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏพระนครศรีอยุธยา)

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Ayutthaya. Reportedly founded 1905 (per public sources). Public university in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Phuket Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏภูเก็ต)

Phuket · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the south. Reportedly founded 1971 (per public sources). Public university in Phuket, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏพิบูลสงคราม)

Phitsanulok · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Phitsanulok. Reportedly founded 1921 (per public sources). Public university in Phitsanulok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Prince of Songkla University (PSU / มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์)

Hat Yai · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1967 (chartered as Southern Thailand flagship by King Bhumibol; named after PRINCE MAHIDOL — same as Mahidol University, but Prince of Songkla refers to his other title). SOUTHERN THAILAND FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1967 by KING BHUMIBOL. Named after PRINCE MAHIDOL'S OTHER TITLE "PRINCE OF SONGKLA". Multi-campus across southern Thailand including Hat Yai (main), Pattani, Phuket, Trang, Surat Thani. ~37,000+ students. CRITICAL: PATTANI CAMPUS is in heart of MUSLIM MALAY-SPEAKING SOUTHERN PROVINCES (Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat) affected by 2004+ separatist insurgency (~7K killed). Significant Muslim student community + Islamic studies programmes.

Princess of Naradhiwas University (มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์)

Narathiwat · public · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Education · Social Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Public university in Thailand's deep south. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Narathiwat, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏมหาสารคาม)

Maha Sarakham · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast (distinct from Mahasarakham University). Reportedly founded 1925 (per public sources). Public university in Maha Sarakham, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏราชนครินทร์)

Chachoengsao · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the eastern region. Reportedly founded 1940 (per public sources). Public university in Chachoengsao, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลอีสาน)

Nakhon Ratchasima · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajamangala technology university serving the northeast. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลกรุงเทพ)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajamangala technology university based in Bangkok. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลล้านนา)

Chiang Mai · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajamangala technology university serving northern Thailand. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Chiang Mai, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลพระนคร)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajamangala technology university in Bangkok. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลรัตนโกสินทร์)

Nakhon Pathom · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Arts & Humanities · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajamangala technology university; includes Poh-Chang arts college. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลศรีวิชัย)

Songkhla · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajamangala technology university serving the south. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Songkhla, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลสุวรรณภูมิ)

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajamangala technology university in the central region. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลตะวันออก)

Chonburi · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Business & Management · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajamangala technology university serving the eastern region. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Chonburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลธัญบุรี)

Pathum Thani · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Agriculture & Environmental Studies

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

One of nine Rajamangala Universities of Technology; roots in vocational education. Reportedly founded 2005 (per public sources). Public university in Pathum Thani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Ramkhamhaeng University (มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Education

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Public open-admission university with very large enrollment. Reportedly founded 1971 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Rangsit University (RSU / มหาวิทยาลัยรังสิต)

Pathum Thani · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1986 (chartered as Rangsit Institute; full university 1990; major Thai private comprehensive with Chinese-American educational partnerships). Major Thai private comprehensive university. Founded 1986. ~28,000+ students. Strong medicine + dentistry + pharmacy + business. Chinese + American educational partnerships.

Ratchathani University

Ubon Ratchathani · private · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Business & Management · Law · Engineering & Technology

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in northeastern Thailand with nursing and health programs. Reportedly founded 1993 (per public sources). Private university in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Roi Et Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏร้อยเอ็ด)

Roi Et · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 2001 (per public sources). Public university in Roi Et, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสกลนคร)

Sakon Nakhon · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 1964 (per public sources). Public university in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Sasin School of Management (Sasin GIBA / ศศินทร์)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsBusiness & Management

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1982 (chartered as graduate business school within Chulalongkorn University by WHARTON SCHOOL + KELLOGG SCHOOL collaboration; named after PRINCE SASIN — Chulalongkorn family). Major Thai graduate business school. Founded 1982 within Chulalongkorn University by WHARTON SCHOOL (Pennsylvania USA) + KELLOGG SCHOOL (Northwestern USA) educational collaboration. Named after PRINCE SASIN — Chulalongkorn family member. MBA + Executive MBA programmes. ENGLISH-MEDIUM. Premier graduate business education Thailand.

Shinawatra University

Sam Khok, Pathum Thani · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private international university; main campus in Pathum Thani with a Bangkok city campus. Reportedly founded 1999 (per public sources). Private university in Sam Khok, Pathum Thani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Siam University (SU / มหาวิทยาลัยสยาม)

Bangkok · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1965 (chartered as Siam Technology College; full Siam University 1986; among Thailand's OLDEST private universities; "Siam" = Thailand's pre-1939 name). Major Thai private comprehensive university. Founded 1965. Among Thailand's OLDEST private universities. "SIAM" = THAILAND'S PRE-1939 NAME (renamed by Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram 1939 to Thailand). ~15,000+ students. Major international student community especially Chinese.

Silpakorn University (SU / มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Architecture & Design

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1943 (chartered as Thailand's premier arts + design university by Italian sculptor SILPA BHIRASRI/CORRADO FEROCI; "Silpakorn" = "Fine Arts"). THAILAND'S PREMIER ARTS + DESIGN UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1943 by ITALIAN SCULPTOR SILPA BHIRASRI (CORRADO FEROCI, 1892-1962) — Italian sculptor who settled in Thailand 1923, taught Thai students Western fine arts, became naturalized Thai citizen, founded Department of Fine Arts. Without Bhirasri's work, Thai modern fine arts would not exist as today. "SILPAKORN" (ศิลปากร) = "FINE ARTS". ~25,000+ students. Strong fine arts + architecture + design + archaeology + Thai language.

Sisaket Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏศรีสะเกษ)

Sisaket · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 2001 (per public sources). Public university in Sisaket, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Songkhla Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสงขลา)

Songkhla · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the south. Reportedly founded 1919 (per public sources). Public university in Songkhla, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

South-East Asia University

Nong Khaem, Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Established private university in western Bangkok. Reportedly founded 1973 (per public sources). Private university in Nong Khaem, Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Srinakharinwirot University (SWU / มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1949 (chartered as Higher Teacher College of Prasarnmit; full Srinakharinwirot University 1974; named after "Princess Mother" Srinagarindra — mother of Kings Ananda + Bhumibol). Major Thai teacher training + comprehensive university. Founded 1949 as Higher Teacher College Prasarnmit. Full Srinakharinwirot 1974. Named after "PRINCESS MOTHER" SRINAGARINDRA (1900-1995) — born Mom Sangwan Talaphat, wife of Prince Mahidol, mother of KINGS ANANDA + BHUMIBOL. Princess Mother was beloved royal philanthropist who served Thailand for decades. ~22,000+ students.

Sripatum University

Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Law · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

One of the oldest private universities in Thailand; campuses in Bangkok, Chonburi and Khon Kaen. Reportedly founded 1970 (per public sources). Private university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Stamford International University (STIU)

Bangkok · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Tourism · Communication & Media Studies

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1995 (chartered as American-style private international university; English-medium; serves Thai + international students). Major Thai American-style private international university. Founded 1995. ENGLISH-MEDIUM primary. ~4,000 students from 100+ countries. Strong business + communication arts + hospitality.

Suan Dusit University (มหาวิทยาลัยสวนดุสิต)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Former Suan Dusit Rajabhat; now an autonomous public university. Reportedly founded 1934 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสวนสุนันทา)

Bangkok · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Bangkok. Reportedly founded 1937 (per public sources). Public university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (มหาวิทยาลัยสุโขทัยธรรมาธิราช)

Nonthaburi · public · Thai

SubjectsLaw · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Education · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Public distance-learning open university (STOU). Reportedly founded 1978 (per public sources). Public university in Nonthaburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Suranaree University of Technology (SUT / มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีสุรนารี)

Nakhon Ratchasima · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1990 (chartered as autonomous public technology university; named after THAO SURANAREE — Thai folk heroine 1771-1852). Major Thai technology university. Chartered 1990. Named after THAO SURANAREE (KHUNYING MO, 1771-1852) — Thai folk heroine of Nakhon Ratchasima who rallied women to defeat Lao invasion 1826 + protect Korat from being moved to Vientiane. National hero. ~13,000+ students. Strong engineering.

Surat Thani Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุราษฎร์ธานี)

Surat Thani · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the south. Reportedly founded 1973 (per public sources). Public university in Surat Thani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Surin Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุรินทร์)

Surin · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 1973 (per public sources). Public university in Surin, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Thaksin University (มหาวิทยาลัยทักษิณ)

Songkhla · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Arts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences · Business & Management

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Originated as a Srinakharinwirot southern campus; campuses in Songkhla and Phatthalung. Reportedly founded 1968 (per public sources). Public university in Songkhla, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Thammasat University (TU / มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์)

Bangkok · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1934 (chartered as University of Moral and Political Sciences by Pridi Banomyong — leader of 1932 democratic revolution; Thailand's SECOND oldest university; democratic + political science focus). Thailand's SECOND OLDEST university with DEMOCRATIC HERITAGE. Chartered 1934 as UNIVERSITY OF MORAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES by PRIDI BANOMYONG (1900-1983) — LEADER OF 1932 DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION that ended Thai absolute monarchy and established constitutional monarchy. Pridi was law professor, founder of modern Thai democracy + civilian government. ⚠️ Pridi was forced into exile 1949 after political conflict, died in Paris. ~33,000+ students. Premier Thai LAW + POLITICAL SCIENCE + ECONOMICS. "THAMMASAT" (ธรรมศาสตร์) = "MORAL SCIENCES". CRITICAL HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 6 OCTOBER 1976 THAMMASAT MASSACRE — Thai military + paramilitary attacked left-wing student protesters at Thammasat, ~46 officially killed (likely much more), one of darkest moments in Thai democratic history.

The University of Central Thailand

Nakhon Sawan · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Medicine & Health Sciences · Law · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Formerly Chaopraya-region private university (formerly known as North Bangkok / renamed); comprehensive private institution in Nakhon Sawan. Reportedly founded 1994 (per public sources). Private university in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Thepsatri Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเทพสตรี)

Lopburi · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Lopburi. Reportedly founded 1920 (per public sources). Public university in Lopburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Thonburi University

Nong Khaem, Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Engineering & Technology · Education · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in western Bangkok. Reportedly founded 1998 (per public sources). Private university in Nong Khaem, Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏอุบลราชธานี)

Ubon Ratchathani · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university (distinct from Ubon Ratchathani University). Reportedly founded 1958 (per public sources). Public university in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Ubon Ratchathani University (มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี)

Ubon Ratchathani · public · Thai

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Social Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Public university serving the lower northeast. Reportedly founded 1990 (per public sources). Public university in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Udon Thani Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏอุดรธานี)

Udon Thani · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the northeast. Reportedly founded 1923 (per public sources). Public university in Udon Thani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

University of Phayao (มหาวิทยาลัยพะเยา)

Phayao · public · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences · Pharmacy

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Spun off from a Naresuan University campus; autonomous public university. Reportedly founded 2010 (per public sources). Public university in Phayao, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC)

Bangkok · private · Thai

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Reportedly founded 1940 as the College of Commerce; became a university in 1984. Owned by the Thai Chamber of Commerce; leading business-focused private university. Reportedly founded 1940 (per public sources). Private university in Bangkok, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Uttaradit Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏอุตรดิตถ์)

Uttaradit · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the north. Reportedly founded 1936 (per public sources). Public university in Uttaradit, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏวไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์)

Pathum Thani · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in Pathum Thani. Reportedly founded 1932 (per public sources). Public university in Pathum Thani, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Vongchavalitkul University

Nakhon Ratchasima · private · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Business & Management · Law · Social Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in the Isan region (Korat). Reportedly founded 1994 (per public sources). Private university in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Walailak University (WU / มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์)

Nakhon Si Thammarat · public · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1992 (chartered as autonomous southern Thai public university; named after PRINCESS WALAILAK — sister of King Bhumibol). Southern Thai autonomous public university. Founded 1992. Named after PRINCESS WALAILAK (Princess Galyani Vadhana's second name, 1923-2008) — elder sister of King Bhumibol. ~10,000 students.

Western University

Kanchanaburi · private · Thai

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Veterinary Medicine · Pharmacy · Dentistry (Medicine & Health Sciences) · Business & Management · Law

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university with health-science, veterinary and dentistry faculties; main campus in Kanchanaburi with a Bangkok (Watcharaphon) campus. Reportedly founded 1997 (per public sources). Private university in Kanchanaburi, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

Yala Islamic University (YIU / Fatoni University heritage)

Yala · private · Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)

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

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

Founded 1998 (chartered as Yala Islamic College then upgraded; serves MUSLIM MALAY-speaking southern provinces; first Islamic university in Thailand). Major Thai Islamic university serving Muslim south. Founded 1998. Located in YALA — heart of Thailand's MUSLIM MALAY-SPEAKING SOUTHERN PROVINCES (Yala + Pattani + Narathiwat ~80% Muslim). ~3,000+ students. ARABIC + THAI + MALAY-medium. Strong Islamic studies + Arabic + Sharia + education. ⚠️ Located in active 2004+ insurgency conflict zone.

Yala Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏยะลา)

Yala · public · Thai

SubjectsEducation · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Rajabhat public university in the deep south. Reportedly founded 1934 (per public sources). Public university in Yala, Thailand; MHESI-recognised.

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