Bangkok Thonburi University

Education · Bangkok

16, 10 Thawi Watthana, Bangkok 10170, Thailand

Rated 4.4/5 from 582 reviews.

Data checked on 10 July 2026.

A solid choice for Thai-medium higher education with breadth across business, law, science, and health disciplines. The campus infrastructure (dormitory, dental clinic, international student services) supports the full university experience. If you want an established private university in West Bangkok with 16 faculties under one roof, BTU delivers accessibility and range without requiring the competitive entrance scores of Thailand's top-tier public universities.

You step onto a 10,000-student campus in Thawi Watthana, western Bangkok. The city's density thins here.

Bangkokthonburi University started as Bangkok Vocational and Business College in 1987, became Bangkokthonburi College in 2002, and gained full university standing in 2009 under the leadership of Dr. Bangorn Benjathirkul. The motto inscribed at the main entrance reads "Knowledge, wisdom, and morality." Thai is the language of instruction across all programs, and the institution awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through 16 faculties: Political Science, Law, Communication Arts, Science and Technology, Liberal Arts, Nursing, Fine and Applied Arts, Education, Accounting, Public Health, Engineering, Music, Business Administration, Sports Science, Dentistry, and Medicine. The breadth covers business, law, health sciences, arts, and technical fields under one administrative roof.

Campus infrastructure includes student dormitories, a working dental clinic that doubles as a training facility for Dentistry students, computer-equipped classrooms with modern audiovisual setups, coworking spaces wired for hybrid learning, and a dedicated international student admissions office that maintains a web portal for non-Thai applicants. The main phone line is 02-800-6800-5, routing to the administration building at F16/10 Leabklongtaweewatana Road.

Classes run in Thai, so fluency is non-negotiable for lecture comprehension and exam performance. If you are weighing private university options in Bangkok and want dormitory access, health science faculties, and 16 disciplines without leaving the city, BTU delivers that package in Thawi Watthana with a student body above 10,000.