Andijan State University named after Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur dates back to 1931. First a branch of the Fergana Pedagogical Institute, in 1939 the Institute of Teachers, then in 1953 the Andijan State Pedagogical Institute. It was transformed into Andijan State University.

At university today 9 faculties such as Philology, Natural Sciences, History, Socio-Economics, Pedagogy, Physics and Mathematics, Foreign Languages, Physical Culture and Preschool Education, as well as 33 departments.

The university has more than 29 full-time and part-time students in 10 bachelor's degrees and more than 100 students in 18 master's specialties.

Today, university graduates work in international organizations, large transnational corporations, government agencies in Uzbekistan, the education system and the non-governmental sector.