This is a categorized listing of universities in Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Thailand
- Public universities and colleges
- National universities
- Rajabhat Universities system
- Rajamangala Universities of Technology system
- Universities
- Joint schools
- Groups of universities
- References
Map of Thailand
Public universities and colleges
The public universities were formerly called government universities and fully supported by the government. Currently they are independent as government supported public universities. However, their staff are no longer civil servants. Application is by annual nationwide competitive admission examination or occasionally by special direct application.
National universities
National universities have their own administrative structure and budgeting system for self-governance and full autonomy, allowing decision making on administrative and management matters to be handled by the university itself.
Rajabhat Universities system
There are 39 universities in the Rajabhat Universities system. The universities are designed to provide higher education to regional provinces. They were formerly called Rajabhat Institutes and originally emerged as colleges of education. Admission is by competitive direct application. Some Rajabhat Universities have several campuses such as Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University.
Rajamangala Universities of Technology system
The Rajamangala University of Technology system includes nine schools. It was formerly a polytechnic institute system and then was renamed "Rajamangala Institute of Technology" before being granted university status. Admission is by direct application.
Universities
The MUA's directory of Schools and Universities was available in Word (English) and Excel (Thai) formats. The link above no longer works.