Adigrat University (Tigrinya: ዓዲግራት ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential national university in Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia. It is approximately 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The University has 6 colleges, one school and one institute, 48 departments with a regular student population of ca. 16,000 and nearly 6000 continuening education program students in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. For the coming academic year the university is expecting to enroll more than 3000 new students, open new undergraduate and post graduate programs. This year the university is undertaking 80 research projects, several community and consultancy service undertakings.