Following is a list of all the important universities offering wide-ranging study options to students in the state.

1. Delhi University (DU)
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
3. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)
4. Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)
5. Jamia Hamdard
6. Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD)

• Private universities 

1. Amity University 
2.  Rai university 

• open university of the world i.e.
  • Indira Gandhi National Open University, IGNOU
• Ten deemed universities in the capital namely

1. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
2. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
3. Indian Law Institute (ILI)
4. National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conversation and Museology
5. National School of Drama (NSD)
6. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthana
7. School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), 
8. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, 
9. TERI School of Advanced Studiesand 
10. National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA).