The University of Swat () () is a public sector university. The main campus of the university is situated in the Charbagh area of the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is 20 km away from the main city of Mingora.

History
On 29 May, 2010, the prime minister of Pakistan, during his visit to the Swat valley, announced to establish the University of Swat. The university came into formal existence in July, 2010 by the order of Honorable Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Awais Ahmad Ghani with the prior approval of the President of Pakistan. Muhammad Farooq Khan (Shaheed) was appointed as its first Vice Chancellor in August 2010. The Higher Education Department handed over two buildings to the university located at Saidu Sharif Swat. Land acquisition for the university's own campus has been carried out and construction on the project is ongoing. Various buildings have been completed and recently the two departments have been shifted to the main campus under the supervision of Muhammad Jamal, the Vice Chancellor.

In its first academic session (2010–11), the university opened seven departments.

Vice chancellors
 Hassan Sher - 07 October 2022, till date
 Hassan Sher (Acting) - from 18 December, 2022 till 07 October 2022.
 Muhammad Jamal Khan – from 20 Dec 2017 till 18 December 2022
 Jehan Bakht (acting) – from 7 Dec 2015 t0 Jun 9, 2017
 Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan Yosafzai – from 3 Dec 2011 to 2 Dec 2015
 Muhammad Farooq Swati (acting)
 Muhammad Farooq Khan

Declamation contests
Allama Iqbal declamation contest are held in the University of Swat annualy. It foster debate culture among the students and declamations. Most raging debtors of the university are Riaz Ali (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Izhar Ahmad (Dept. of Economics), Fahad Khan (Dept. of commerce and management sciences), Kabir (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Arshad Ali (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Rahseed Ahmad Faizi (Dept. of Law and Sharia).

KPK IPYEP 2016

The university shortlisted top students based on merit from the most senior batches of all bachelor's and master's degree programs and communicated. The ten students were interviewed by the directorate of sports and youth affairs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two students (Biotechnology 7th semester student Mr. Ashfaq Ahmad and one female student of zoology Department ) were finalized to represent the University of Swat during Inter Provincial Youth Exchange program (IPYEP) 2016. They were part of delegation which represented KPK in Karachi and Islamabad/AJK one week trip.

Departments 
In its first session (2010–11) the university opened the following eight disciplines:
 Department of Business Administration
 Department of Computer Science
 Department of Development Studies
 Department of Mass Communication
 Department of Economics
 Department of Education
 Department of Law and Shari'a
 Department of Statistics
 Department of Environmental Science

In the 2011–12 session, one discipline of Software Engineering and four more departments, of Zoology, Microbiology and Environmental Sciences at BS level, were introduced. There are now the following schools/institutes/departments with 3500+ students:
 Center for Agriculture Sciences and Forestry
 Center for Animal Science and Fisheries
 Center for Biotechnology & Microbiology
 Center for Earth Sciences
 Center for Education and Staff Training
 Center for Management & Commerce
 Center for Plant Science and Biodiversity
 Department of Applied Physical and Material Sciences
 Department of Computer and Software Technologies
 Department of Economics and Development Studies
 Department of English and Foreign Languages
 Department of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
 Department of Forensic Studies
 Department of Health and Physical Education
 Department of Islamic and Arabic Studies
 Department of Law & Shari’a
 Department of Library and Information Studies
 Department of Mathematics & Statistics
 Department of Media & Communication Studies
 Department of Political and International Studies
 Department of Psychological Studies
 Department of Social and Gender Studies
 Institute of Chemical Sciences
 Institute of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality Management

Institutes
The Chancellor Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan established the Institute of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality Management.

 Center for Biotechnology & Microbiology(CBM)
The Center for Biotechnology & Microbiology is a newly launched discipline at University of Swat.

The focus of the institute is on the applied aspect of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Genetics. The aim of the department is to produce experts in the fields of medicine, agriculture, industry, the environment, genetics and Recombinant DNA technology.

Ranking
In Pakistan the university was ranked 70th according to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2023.

Course levels and areas of studies

Books
Books Related to the University of Swat:

 Kashmir Issue (Urdu & English), by Former Vice Chancellor University of Swat Muhammad Farooq Khan(late).
 Dialogue with the West (English),  by Former Vice Chancellor University of Swat Muhammad Farooq Khan(late).
 Hidden Treasures of Swat (2014), by Dildar Ali Khan'' (Student at Institute of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality Management University of Swat.

Harassment allegations 
In October 2020, Assistant Professor Dr Zakia accused the registrar and deputy registrar of the university for harassing her. She was asked to accept the illegal demands of registrar and deputy registrar and on refusal, she was removed as the head of the women campus and was transferred to the men campus.

References

2010 establishments in Pakistan
Educational institutions established in 2010
Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Swat District