Located in Vidya Vihar, Lucknow, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) is a central university. It is 'Grade A' accredited by NAAC and approved by UGC and MHRD. In the NIRF 2023 rankings, the university is ranked 69th in the overall category.

BBAU is running 40+ departments under which various UG, PG, research based and integrated courses are offered. There are many streams like Humanities and sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Management, Law, Education and Environmental sciences. To gain admission into BBAU, prospective candidates need to access the official website of the university, as the application process is conducted exclusively online.

The university accepts some national level entrance examinations like CUET/CAT/MAT/XAT/GPAT/CLAT/GATE etc. for professional courses, otherwise for regular programs the university conducts online entrance examination and interested students can take this exam to get selected have to go through the exam for traditional UG or PG courses.

BBAU has scholarships and financial assistance for students belonging to economically weaker sections and reservation categories. The university reserves 10% seats for EWS and 50% seats for all reserved category students.

Reviews assess that the university has many facilities like library, health centre, residential facility, personal development center and many activity centers for the students' facilities. Many affiliated colleges are under the affiliation of BBAU.