Hawassa University

Hawassa University

ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
The main gate of the university
Type	National
Established	1999
President	Dr. Ayano Berasso Hula[1]
Academic staff	1,325
Total staff	1,909
Students	48,558
Undergraduates	23,537
Location	Hawassa , Sidama Region , Ethiopia 7°03′10″N 38°29′58″E / 7.05278°N 38.49944°E / 7.05278; 38.49944
Campus	Residential
Language	English
Website	www.hu.edu.et
Location in Ethiopia

Hawassa University (HU) (Amharic: ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential national university in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately 278 kilometres (173 mi) south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education admits qualified students to Hawassa University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE).