7837
Students
405
Professors
107
Groups
This higher education center commenced its educational activities in 1977 as the northern branch of Jundi Shapur University of Ahvaz (Shahid Chamran). In 1979, the Lorestan branch separated from Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and continued its activities as the Lorestan Higher Education Complex with four academic departments: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. In 1993, coinciding with the Supreme Leader's visit to Lorestan province, it was officially and practically upgraded from a complex to a university.
Lorestan University currently comprises 8 faculties: Basic Sciences, Engineering, Literature and Humanities, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Veterinary Medicine, and Chemistry, along with 4 affiliated higher education centers in the cities of Nurabad, Aleshtar, Kuhdasht, and Poldokhtar.
The university currently has 405 faculty members, including 60 professors, 126 associate professors, 204 assistant professors, and 15 instructors.
It also offers academic programs at the Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, and Postdoctoral levels, with 807 students in the specialized Ph.D. program, 1916 in Master's programs, 4876 in Bachelor's programs, 227 in general doctoral programs, and 11 postdoctoral students. Currently, 7837 students are enrolled in various programs at this university.