North South University

North South University
নর্থ সাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Crest of North South University
MottoSeek Knowledge
TypePrivate
Established1992 (1992)
Accreditation
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorAbdul Hannan Chowdhury
Academic staff
1291 (2017)
Administrative staff
544 (2017)
Students26,000 (2020)
Undergraduates17,517 (2017)
Postgraduates2,508 (2017)
Address,
Dhaka
,
1229
,
Bangladesh

23°48′55″N 90°25′32″E / 23.815222°N 90.425657°E / 23.815222; 90.425657
CampusUrban, 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
LanguageEnglish
Colors     
Navy blue, white and Dodger blue
Websitenorthsouth.edu
University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World951-1000 (2026)
THE World801-1000 (2026)
Global – Business and economics
QS Business351-400 (2021)
QS Economics451-500 (2024)
THE Business and Economics501-600 (2026)
Global – Liberal arts
THE Social Sciences501-600 (2026)
Global – Life sciences and medicine
THE Clinical and Health401-500 (2026)
Global – Science and engineering
QS Engineering & Tech.551 (2020)
THE Computer Science801-1000 (2026)
THE Engineering601-800 (2026)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia=149 (2026)

North South University (Bengali: নর্থ সাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as NSU) is a private research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1992 under the Private University Act, 1992, by the then Foundation for Promotion of Education and Research (FPER), a charitable, non-profit, non-commercial, and non-political organization. The FPER later was renamed as the NSU Foundation and is presently called The North South Foundation for Education and Research.

The university is ranked among the top universities in Bangladesh. Its business school is the first Bangladeshi university to receive American accreditation from the ACBSP in 2015.