[7] Four months after its official opening, the UUM office was relocated to the provisional Darul Aman Campus in Jitra, in June 1984, when the first phase of the project had been completed.

In a former tin mining area, it is in a valley of lush tropical forests, embraced by blue hills, and watered by two rivers that flow along the middle of the campus.

It is a non-residential campus which occupies a nine-storey building in the city center along Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz in the Kampung Baru area and adjacent to Chow Kit.

The campus can be accessed via T15 (Alor Setar - Changlun - UUM Sintok)  bus service provided by MARALiner.

[13] The university also provides complimentary shuttle bus services during weekdays for students with 8 different routes, named A, A-Maybank, B, C, D, E-SOIS/STHEM, F-Taman U/Sisiran Sintok, and Sisiran Naib Canselor.

The Universiti Utara Malaysia Kuala Lumpur campus is accessible by car, bus and KL Monorail (Line 8) of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System via  MR10  Chow Kit station.

Thirteen faculties were merged and streamed into three main academic colleges:[15] The university houses 17 residential halls (15 in-campus including 2 in Kachi zone, 2 off-campus), each divided by four lanes A, B, C and D (Informally named after bus routes).

Many residential halls have their own basic facilities, such as a food court, student lounge and laundry services.

[20] The residential hall administration and Student Development and Leadership Committee (Jawatankuasa Pembangunan dan Kepimpinan Siswa, JKPS) which were separate for each residential hall while for off-campus accommodations (Persisiran Sintok and Taman Univeristi) a secretariat serves the same functions of the JKPS for the aforementioned accommodations.