The University for Development Studies, Tamale was established in 1992 as a multi-campus institution. It is the fifth public university to be established in Ghana. This deviates from the usual practice of having universities with central campuses and administrations. It was created with the three northern regions of North Ghana in mind. These are the Northern Region, Upper East Region and the Upper West Region.

Faculties

Entrance of the Central Administration block
Faculty of Planning and Land Management
Department of Community Development
Department of Planning and Management
Department of Real Estate and Land management
Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Technology
Department of Agricultural Extension and Farm Management
Department of Agronomy
Department of Animal Science
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Home Sciences
Department of Horticulture
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
To be established at the University for Development Studies' Kintampo Campus

Faculty of Applied Sciences
Department of Applied Biology
Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry
Department of Applied Physics
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Mathematics
Department of Computer Science
Department of Statistics
Faculty of Integrated Development
Department of Economics & Entrepreneurship Development
Department of Environmental & Resource Studies
Department of Social, Political & Historical Studies
Department of Planning, Land Economy and Rural Development
Department of Communication studies
Department of programs offeredbuiness Studies
School of Medicine and Health Sciences (faculty)

Entrance of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences block
The first batch of students were admitted in 1997

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine
Department of Community Nutrition
Department of Microbiology
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
Department of Physiology & Surgery
Faculty of Horticulture
To be established at the University for Development Studies