Chittagong University

The University of Chittagong (Chittagong University, Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, CU in short) is a public university in Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. This university has a campus of 2,312 acres (9.36 km²). It is ranked 2nd among the universities in Bangladesh by Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.^[3]

University of Chittagong

চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Other name	Chittagong University
Type	Public, Coeducational
Established	18 November 1966
Chancellor	President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid
Vice-Chancellor	Shireen Akhter[1]
Academic staff	862[2]
Administrative staff	311 (Male 277, Female 34)[2]
Students	24,283 (Male 15,598, Female 8,685)[2]
Location	Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh 22.469928°N 91.790405°E / 22.469928; 91.790405
Campus	Rural, 1,754 acres (7.10 km2)
Nickname	CU (চবি)
Affiliations	University Grants Commission Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website	cu.ac.bd

Chittagong University was founded on 3 December 1965 by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry in Chittagong City.^[4] It has around 22,000 students and 750 faculty members.