Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act. It has three off-campus centres at AMU Malappuram Campus (Kerala), AMU Murshidabad Centre (West Bengal), and Kishanganj Centre (Bihar). The university offers more than 300 courses in traditional and modern branches of education and is an institute of national importance as declared under the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India at its commencement.

The university has been ranked 801–1000 in the QS World University Rankings of 2021 and 10 among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2021. Various clubs and societies function under the aegis of the university, and it has various notable academicians, literary figures, politicians, jurists, lawyers, and sportspeople, among others, as its alumni.

Spread across an area of 1155 acres in Aligarh City, Uttar Pradesh, India, the university offers 156 courses and has students studying from different parts of the country as well as parts of the globe, such as Asia and Africa. AMU is ranked as one of the top 20 research institutions in India and enjoys the credibility of being an institution of excellence in both national and international character. The university has spread its educational wings across 12 faculties, with 98 teaching departments available. 

The university has been ranked 26th by the NIRF in 2021 in the dental category. Aligarh Muslim University is ranked 35th by the NIRF 2021 in the engineering category. The university has secured 13th rank in the architecture category, 24th rank in the research category, 49th in the management category, 15th rank in the medical category, 11th rank in the law category, 10th rank in the university category, and 18th in the overall category in the NIRF 2021 Ranking.

The AMU has 19 halls of residence with 80 hostels, which is a unique attribute to the residential character for most of the students. The university's undergraduate and postgraduate programs begin with social sciences, humanities, and sciences, and has expanded its offerings to include engineering, dental history, Islamic studies, computer science, and cultural studies. The AMU also has other centres of learning affiliated to the main Aligarh campus and also maintains schools in the city for both primary and higher school levels of learning for boys and girls. The university is proudly Islamic by nature and Indian in character and is a living symbol of the composite synthetic culture of India and a champion of secular principles and a way of life.

The NIRF ranking for the college stood at 37th place, and the NIRF score accounted for 54.70. The overall fee structure for the entire course program sums up to INR 1078000.