Its full name is "Zaporizhzhia National University of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Ukraine."

At the opening of Zaporozhye of the State University the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian USSR from 28.09.1982 Number 478 and the order of the USSR Ministry of 28.10.1982 № 1090 on the subject - "On the basis of Zaporozhye State Pedagogical Institute by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the Ukrainian SSR from 16.08.1985" Number 212 was created Zaporozhye State University.

Decision DAKU 30.03.2010, the Zaporizhzhia State University is accredited by the fourth level in general.

Since 1996, the university has switched to a three-stage education system, offering bachelor's, specialist's, and master's degrees.

[3] In 2008, Zaporizhzhia National University opened its Economics and Law Schools.