Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources is the third public University in Malawi. The University has two main colleges, Bunda College of Agriculture and the Natural Resources College.

In order to widen access to higher education in the country, the University established a campus in the city of Lilongwe known as City Campus, which is under Bunda College of Agriculture as well as the Open Distance and e-Learning (ODeL), with centres in Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu.