The university is affiliated with, and supervised by Iranian Government's Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.

Before it became a university, its precursor was Ilam School of Animal Husbandry (affiliated with Razi University), established in 1976 which later turned into Ilam Faculty of Agriculture restructured in post-revolution era following the Cultural Revolution in Iran.

[1] As of 2023, the university has associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD degree programs in seven faculties and 120 majors with more than 7500 enrolled students.

[3][4] Ilam University offers programs for Iraqi students.

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