[1][2] The history of the university goes back to 1974, when a teacher training institution was established in Amasya by the Ministry of Education.

In 1982 when the Higher Education Council was established, these two schools became units of Ondokuz Mayıs University in Samsun.

In the 2011-2012 academic year, Amasya University educated students through five faculties, including Education, Sciences & Arts, Architecture, Technology and Medical; one health vocational school; five vocational schools (Amasya, Merzifon, Taşova, Suluova and Gümüşhacıköy); and two institutes (Sciences and Social Sciences).

The university has some international exchange programs such as Erasmus, Grundtvig, Leonardo and Comenius.

Each year limited number of students go/come from/to foreign universities by these programmes.