List of institutions of higher education in Bihar
Bihar is home to 8 Institutes of National Importance, 4 Central Universities, 20 State Universities, 7 Private Universities, 1 Deemed University and 4 Centrally Funded Eminent Institutes. The following is a list of institutions of higher education in Bihar, India. Institutes of National Importance

Central Universities

State Universities

Private Universities

Deemed University

Centrally Funded Eminent Institutes 
 Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology, Hajipur (CIPET Hajipur)
 Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur (IRIMEE Jamalpur)
 Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hajipur
 National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna (NIFT Patna)

Medical Colleges 
As of June 2018, Bihar has 14 functional medical colleges, out of which 9 are owned by the state government, 3 are private medical colleges affiliated with BUHS  and two autonomous organisations – IGIMS and AIIMS Patna. Ayurvedic, Unani and Homeopathy Medical Colleges Affiliated BUHS

Dental colleges affiliated BUHS

Pharmacy Colleges affiliated BUHS

MBA Colleges

Other Degree Colleges

Colleges come under Bihar Agricultural University 
The university has ten colleges:

Fashion, Art and Design 
 A N College, Patna
 Footwear Design and Development Institute, Patna (FDDI Patna)
 National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna (NIFT Patna)

Hotel Management 
 Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hajipur

Law Institutes 
 Chanakya National Law University
 Central university of South Bihar (school of law and governance), GAYA
 R.M.M. Law College, Saharsa
 Anugrah Memorial Law college, Gaya
 B.M.T. Law College, Purnea
 Bidheh Law College, Madhubani
 Bihar Institute of Law, Patna
 Chanakya National Law University, Patna
 Mahadeo Singh Law College, Bhagalpur
 S.K.J. Law College, Muzaffarpur
 Samastipur Law College, Samastipur
 Vishwanath Singh Law College, Munger
 Narayan School of Law, Jamuhar, Sasaram

Research Institutes 
 Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies & Political Research, Patna (JRIPSPR Patna)
 A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna (ICSSR - ANSISS Patna)
 Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (ICMR - RMRIMS)
 Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Patna (C-DAC Patna)
 Centre for Development Practice and Research, Patna (TISS - CDPR Patna)

Government Engineering colleges under Bihar Engineering University 
There are a total of 38 government engineering colleges, located in each of the 38 districts of Bihar. State Government Aided Engineering Colleges 

 BIT Mesra Extension Centre, Patna
 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Women's Institute of Technology, Darbhanga

Private Engineering Colleges 
 Buddha Institute of Technology, Gaya
 Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology, Patna
 Millia Institute of Technology, Purnea
 Moti Babu Institute of Technology, Forbesganj
 Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Bihta
 Patna Sahib College of Engineering & Technology, Vaishali
 R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology, Patna
 Vidya Vihar Institute of Technology, Purnea
 Vidyadaan Institute of Technology and Management, Buxar
 Sityog Institute of Technology , Aurangabad

