With 300 academic members spread across two campuses and five faculties, Yasuj University educates more than 7,000 students.

In the beginning, it was a part of Shiraz University and named as Technical Institute of Yasuj.

At the moment the university has six faculties of engineering, science, agricultural, science-industry, mining of Choram which related to the Institute of Natural Resources and Environment, and social studies and language of indigenous.

In terms of its absolute ranking among comprehensive universities nationwide, it occupies the twenty-third position.

Significantly, the Times Higher Education ranking for 2023 recognized Yasouj University as one of the leading young universities globally, underscoring its rapid ascent and the increasing prominence of its academic contributions on an international scale.