North South University
নর্থ সাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Crest of North South University | |
| Motto | Seek Knowledge |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1992 |
| Accreditation | |
| Affiliation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Abdul Hannan Chowdhury |
Academic staff | 1291 (2017) |
Administrative staff | 544 (2017) |
| Students | 26,000 (2020) |
| Undergraduates | 17,517 (2017) |
| Postgraduates | 2,508 (2017) |
| Address | , Dhaka , 1229 , Bangladesh 23°48′55″N 90°25′32″E / 23.815222°N 90.425657°E |
| Campus | Urban, 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Navy blue, white and Dodger blue |
| Website | northsouth.edu |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| QS World | 951-1000 (2026) |
| THE World | 801-1000 (2026) |
| Global – Business and economics | |
| QS Business | 351-400 (2021) |
| QS Economics | 451-500 (2024) |
| THE Business and Economics | 501-600 (2026) |
| Global – Liberal arts | |
| THE Social Sciences | 501-600 (2026) |
| Global – Life sciences and medicine | |
| THE Clinical and Health | 401-500 (2026) |
| Global – Science and engineering | |
| QS Engineering & Tech. | 551 (2020) |
| THE Computer Science | 801-1000 (2026) |
| THE Engineering | 601-800 (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.