These campuses are located in suburban areas in the cities of Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola and Chinsali in the Copperbelt and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia.

The Copperbelt University has the biggest school of built environment, offering programs such as Architecture, Real Estate, Urban and Regional Planning and Quantity Surveying).

[citation needed] The university's core business is to provide teaching, learning, research, consultancy and public service.

These are carried out through its ten faculties: The Copperbelt University has about 15,900 students and produces an annual average of 1, 500 graduates who form a nucleus of experts in critical areas of national development.

These include mining, banking, construction, environmental, agricultural, real estate, educational, medical, engineering and manufacturing sectors.