BDU is now among the largest universities in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia with a student population of over 45,000 in its 340 programs (104 Undergraduate and 225 Postgraduate programs, of which 170 are second degree and 55 third degree) and 7 Specialty and 4 Certificate programs). It has 2732 academic staff (of whom 359 are with PhD, 1422 with MA/MSc, 110 with Specialty and Subspecialty, 452 with BA/BSc degree). The University has now 674 academic staff members on study leave. It has 4893 administrative and support staff. BDU has five Colleges, two Faculties, four Institutes, four Schools, two Academies and nine fully functioning campuses (including the main administrative Building - Wisdom Tower) situated on different corners of the city.
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