Adichunchanagiri University (ACU) is a prominent, private multi-faculty university located in B.G. Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka, operating under the Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math. The university holds a prestigious NAAC 'A+' grade accreditation and has recently expanded to a second 16-acre Bengaluru campus featuring a 1,000-bed hospital to support over 4,000 students. The main 67-acre campus sits along the Bengaluru-Hassan-Mangalore National Highway (NH-75) and houses a massive 1,200 to 1,500-bed teaching hospital known as the Adichunchanagiri Hospital & Research Centre.

The university provides over 30 undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across multiple disciplines through its distinct constituent colleges. Medical and allied health programs are offered through the Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), while the BGS Institute of Technology (BGSIT) hosts the engineering and technology tracks. The university's pharmacy programs are managed by the Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy (SACP), which is consistently ranked among the top 100 pharmacy institutions in India by NIRF. Additional programs are available in humanities, commerce, education, and Ayurveda, including the newly introduced Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) at BGS First Grade College.