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

1. Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh
2. Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Uttar Pradesh
3. Allahabad University, Uttar Pradesh
4. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Uttar Pradesh
5. Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh
6. Bhatkhande Music Institute, Uttar Pradesh
7. Bundelkhand University, Uttar Pradesh
8. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Uttar Pradesh
9. Ch. Charan Singh University, Uttar Pradesh
10. Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Uttar Pradesh
11. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Uttar Pradesh
12. Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University
13. Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Uttar Pradesh
14. Deendayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh
15. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Uttar Pradesh
16. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Uttar Pradesh
17. Gautam Buddha University, Uttar Pradesh
18. Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya
19. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Uttar Pradesh
20. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
21. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh
22. Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad
23. Integral University, Uttar Pradesh
24. Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Uttar Pradesh
25. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT), Uttar Pradesh
26. M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Uttar Pradesh
27. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Uttar Pradesh
28. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Uttar Pradesh
29. Narendra Deva University of Agriclture & Technology, Uttar Pradesh
30. Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Uttar Pradesh
31. Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institue of Medical Sciences, Uttar Pradesh
32. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology
33. U.P. Rajrarshi Tandon Open University, Uttar Pradesh
34. U.P. King George's University of Dental Science
35. University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
36. Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Uttar Pradesh
37. V B S Purvanchal University, Uttar Pradesh