The University has three campuses which cover about 200 acres altogether, all thecampuses are in Chiang Mai Province. Accreditation and area of studies Payap University is accredited by the Ministry of University Affairs. The Thai language courses are arranged in three levels, i.e. beginner, advanced beginner, and intermediate. The University Library Payap University Library was established in the same year as the University, including the libraries of the School of Nurses and the Faculty of Theology. Materials in English language are not sufficient.
Some students have language problem in communicatiing with librarians.
Library publications are only provided in the Thai language. Foreign students cannot understand them. The number of books that can be borrowed is too low for foreign students. The problems of the limited quantity of books and journals in English is difficult to solve, due to the library budget, the exchange rate, and the price of foreign books. The problem of accessing current issues of journals can be solved by Internet searching.