University of Patras

University of Patras (UPatras; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, Panepistímio Patrón) is a public university in Patras, Greece. It is the third largest university in Greece with respect to the size of the student body, the staff, and the number of departments. Together with its educational and research work, the rich campus life of the University of Patras, attracts many candidate students every year as their first and foremost choice for their Higher Degree studies.

As of 2014, there is a student population of approximately 21,000 active students enrolled at the university (17,000 at the undergraduate level and 4,000 at the postgraduate level). It has more than of 830 faculty members, 164 scientific staff members and 372 administrative personnel and comprises 24 Departments, which operate 112 laboratories and 14 fully equipped clinics.

The University of Patras is considered one of the best universities in Greece and has been placed in the top 200 universities in specific subject areas.