Dumlupınar university was founded with date of 3.7.1992 and the number of 3837 law. This law also contained the foundation of the four faculties and two institute. Before had continued its activities under the name of Anadolu University Kütahya faculty of economics and administrative sciences and Kütahya vocational school constitude our university’s seed.


In 12october 1974 Kütahya faculty of economics and administrative sciences was founded under the name of Kütahya vocational school of administrative sciences connecting with the Eskişehir academy of economics and commerce sciences and started the education in 4 december 1974.Until the 15 february 1979 it continues its activity of education as vocational school and beginnig from this time it was transformed to the Kütahya the faculty of administrative sciences by the academy.after that,it was connected to the Eskişehir Anadolu university faculty of economics and administrative sciences with the date of 20 july 1982 and number of 41 governmental decree which has the force of law under the name of Kütahya administrative sciences. School lastly after 3 july 1992 continues its education activities connecting with the Dumlupınar university.

Kütahya vocational school started its education connecting with the minister of education in the 1975-1976 education time.from 3 july 1992 on it continus its education activities connecting with Dumlupınar university.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences,faculty of engineering,Simav faculty of technical education,Bilecik faculty of economics and administrative sciences and institutes of science and sociological sciences,tavşanlı and Gediz vocational schools was found and started their activities in 1993-1994 education time. With the decision of the committee of advanced studies in 14.02.1994 and the number of 94.5.332 fourteen vocational schools were founded in the ten district of Kütahya and four district of Bilecik.for the 1996/8655 protocol between yök and ministry of health the faculty of health was added our university.with the date of 14.04.1999 and number of 23666 law the decission which was published in the official gazete the faculty of arts and sciences,faculty of education,faculty of fine arts,faculty of physical education were transformed in to faculties. In the 2005-2006 educational time the practical sciences department was founded.with the law of 24.05.2006/10493 decision of the ministries institute of health sciences was founded.

With the law of 5662/29.05.2007 bilecik university was founded and it was divided into one faculty and four vocational schools.

İn 2007 our university continues its education activity with six faculties,three advanced schools,two institues,totaly 26999,789 lecturers and 556 administrative personnels and in a closed area which covers about 191.965 square meter.