The University of Chittagong (Chittagong University, Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public, multidisciplinary, research university located in Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh, 22 kilometres north of Chittagong city. The university was established in 1966. It is one of the largest universities by campus area in Bangladesh, and has approximately 22,000 students and 750 faculty members.