A National University Act was passed in January 2011 to establish the first university in the Maldives. Institutions offering higher education in the Maldives are:
Maldives National University which was previously known as the Maldives College of Higher Education. The college had offered 95% of the post-secondary education in the Maldive
Cyryx College
Mandhu College, which provides tertiary education to lower and higher secondary school leavers.
Villa College, which has offered degree courses in computing and IT since 2007.
MAPS College
Ixcel Centre for Professional Studies
Avid College
Maldives Business School