Arba Minch University is based in South-West Ethiopia. The University was initially founded as the Arba Minch Water Technology Institute (AWTI) and it was officially inaugurated as a full -fledged university in June 2004 and started offering both undergraduate and graduate programs in the following institutes, colleges and schools:
- Arba Minch Institute of water Technology
- Arba Minch Institute of Technology
- College of Agriculture
- College of Business and Economics
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences
- College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- School of behavioral and pedagogical sciences
- School of law
- Sawla Campus (a multi-disciplinary Academic areas campus)
Arba Minch University is currently working as one of National Research Universities and has more than 24,000 registered students in Remedial, 1st , 2nd and Third Degree programs.