Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, is an institution of higher learning owned by the Kwara State Government, Nigeria. It is a university which has attained a prominent position in the comity of universities in Nigeria. KWASU began academic operation in October 2009 with lectures starting in December 2009. There were five hundred and fifty (550) students in the five (5) Colleges:

1. Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
2. Education
3. Humanities, Management and Social Sciences
4. Information and Communication Technology
5. Pure and Applied Sciences

The faculty of Engineering and Technology was established in 2010 as the sixth faculty. The University then changed from the collegiate system to faculties in 2019 while the faculty of Law, the seventh faculty, was accredited by both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Council for Legal Education in 2020. The University started postgraduate programmes during the 2014/2015 academic session with the establishment of the School of Postgraduate Studies.

The faculty of Basic Medical Sciences commenced activities in 2022 following the requisite approval from the NUC. In March 2023, the faculty of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences was unbundled to create the faculties of Arts and that of Management and Social Sciences. In 2024, the faculty of Allied Health Sciences was created out of the faculty of Basic Medical Sciences and in the 2024/2025 academic session, the faculty of Environmental Sciences came on board and is sited in the Osi campus, thus bringing the number of faculties to 11.

The University has graduated twelve (12) sets of first-degree graduates and six (9) sets of postgraduate students. Overall, KWASU has a rich history of academic excellence and a bright future ahead. We are proud to be a leader in higher education in Nigeria and are dedicated to helping our students succeed.