Kannur University is a multi-campus public university established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad districts of Kerala, India. It serves the region of North Malabar. It was established after the passing of Act No. 22 of 1996 of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. A university by the name of "Malabar University" had come into existence even earlier by the passing of an ordinance by the Governor of Kerala, on 9 November 1995.

The university was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by A. K. Antony, then Chief Minister of Kerala. The objective of the Kannur University Act, 1996 was to establish in the state of Kerala a teaching, residential and affiliating university to provide for the development of higher education in Kasaragod and Kannur revenue Districts and the Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad District.

Kannur University is a multi-campus university, at Kannur, Kasaragod, Mananthavady, Payyannur, Mangattuparamba, Thalassery, Nileshwaram and Manjeshwaram.

Thalassery Campus (Dr. Janaki ammal campas), Palayad, Kerala, India

1. Dept. of Studies in English
2. Dept. of Anthropology
3. Dept. of Law
4. Dept. of Biotechnology & Microbiology
5. Dept. of Management Studies
6. Dept. of Economics
7. Department of Molecular Biology

Mangattuparamba Campus, Mangattuparamba, Kerala, India

1. School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
2. Department of Information Science & Technology
3. Department of Mathematical Sciences
4. Department of Statistical Sciences
5. Department of Pedagogical Sciences
6. Department of History
7. Department of Journalism & Media Studies
8. Department of Behavioral Sciences
9. Department of Wood Science & Technology
10. Department of Environmental Studies
11. Centre for Management Studies
12. Department of Environmental Science
13. School of Mass Communication & Journalism

Mangattuparamba Campus - Dharmashala, Kerala, India

• Kannur University Teacher Education Centre, Dharmashala
• School of Pedagogical Sciences

Kannur Campus, Kerala, India

• School of Distance Education <https://distance.kannuruniversity.ac.in>
• Department of Library and Information Science
• Herman Gundert Central Library, Kannur University <https://hgcl.kannuruniversity.ac.in>

Payyanur Campus (Swami Anandatheertha Campus), Payyanur, Kerala, India

• School of Pure and Applied Physics,
  • Department of Physics
• School of Chemical Sciences,
  • Department of Chemistry
• Department of Geography
• School of Visual and Fine Arts,
  • Department of Music

Nileshwaram Campus (Dr. P.K. Rajan Memorial Campus), Kasaragod, Kerala, India

• Department of Molecular Biology
• Department of Malayalam
• Department of Hindi
• Department of Commerce and Business Studies
• I.T. Education Centre
• M.B.A. Centre

Kasaragod Campus, Kasaragod, Kerala, India

• School of Indian Languages,
  • Department of Kannada
• I.T. Education Centre
• Centre for Management Studies

Mananthavady Campus, Wayanad, Kerala, India

• Department of Zoology
• Department of Rural & Tribal Sociology
• Department of Botany

Manjeshwaram Campus, Manjeshwaram, Kerala, India

• Inter University Center for Bioscience, Thalassery campus, Palayad, Kerala, India

• Government College, Elerithattu
• Government College Kasaragod
• Government College Mananthavady
• Government Brennen College, Dharmadam
• Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Memorial Government College Thalassery
• Government Arts and Science College Peringome
• Govinda Pai College, Manjeshwar
• Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women's College
• Government Arts and Science College, Kinanoor Karindalam

• Govt. College of Teacher Education, Thalassery

• Beja Model College of Arts and Science (BeMCAS)(Aided), Nettanige, Kasaragod
• Co-operative Arts & Science College, Madayi
• Mahathma Gandhi College, Iritty
• Mary Matha Arts & Science College
• N.A.M. College, Kallikkandy
• Nehru College, Kanhangad
• Nirmalagiri college, Kuthuparamba
• Payyannur College, Payyannur.
• Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur
• St. Pius X College, Rajapuram
• Sir Syed College (Taliparamba)
• S.E.S. College, Sreekandapuram
• S. N. College, Kannur [1]

• P.K.M. College of Education [2]
• Keyi Sahib Training College [3]

• Nusrathul Islam Arabic College
• Darul Irshad Arabic College

• CK Nair Arts And Management College, Kanhangad, Kerala
• MarThoma College for the Hearing Impaired, Cherkala
• Morazha Co-Op Arts & Science College, Morazha
• AMSTECK Arts & Science College, kalliasseri
• College of Applied Science, Pattuvam
• College of Applied Science, Pettikundu
• College of Applied Science, Kuthuparamba
• Malabar Islamic Complex Arts & Science College
• Gurudev Arts & Science College
• Aditya Kiran College of Applied Studies
• Sir Syed Institute of Technical Studies
• Taliparamba Arts & Science College
• Deva Matha Arts & Science College
• Mary Matha Arts & Science College
• Sharaf Arts & Science College
• Bhaskara College of Arts
• Sa-A-Diya Arts & Science College
• SNDP Yogam Arts & Science College
• Dr. Ambedkar Arts & Science College, Sreesailam
• Sree Narayana College of Management Studies
• Mahatma Gandhi Arts & Science College, Chendayad
• I.T.M College of Arts & Science
• Nalanda College of Arts & Science
• Chinmaya Arts & Science College for Women
• MM Knowledge Arts and Science College, Karakund
• Peoples Co-Operative arts & Science College
• Khansa Women's College for advanced Studies
• St. Joseph's College, Pilathara
• M. E. S. College
• Sibga Arts & Science College
• pilathara co-operative college, pilathara
• Our College of Applied Sciences
• Wadihuda Institute of Research and Advanced Studies
• WMO Imam Gazzali Arts Science College CH Village, Kappumchal, Panamaram, Wayanad
• St.Mary's Arts and Science College, Cherupanathady
• Nest institute of humanities and basic science

• Ideal Arabic College
• Al-Maqar Arabic College

• A. W. H Al Badar Special College
• Chinmaya Institute of Technology Chala, Kannur
• College of Engineering & Technology, Payyanur, Kaithapram, Mathamangalam P.O., Kannur 670 307
• Don Bosco Arts & Science College Kannur
• Institute of Technology, Mayyil Kannur
• Malik Deenar Institute of Management Studies, Seethangoli,
• Mar Thoma College of Special Education
• People Institute of Management Studies, Munnad, Kasaragod 671541

• Adv. A. N. Shamseer, 24th Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly
• K. V. Sumesh, Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
• P. K. Jayalakshmi, Former Minister Government of Kerala
• Manju Warrier, Indian film Actress.
• C. K. Vineeth, Indian Footballer.
• Sayanora Philip, Playback singer
• M. Vijin, MLA
• Sahal Abdul Samad, Indian national football player
• Ganapathi S Poduval, Malayalam Film Actor
• Nikhila Vimal, Malayalam film actress
• Sanusha, Malayalam film actress

• 
  Pro Vice Chancellor
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  Government College Kasaragod
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  Nehru College, Kanhangad
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  Sir Syed College, Taliparamba
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  Government College, Mananthavady

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