 Following the independence of South Sudan., the university is one of the seven public universities in South Sudan, the other six being the Upper Nile University in Malakal but currently relocated in Juba due to on going civil war, Rumbek University, Rumbek, the University of Bahr El-Ghazal, Wau, the University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal, Aweil, and John Garang Memorial University in Bor.The University of Juba consists of numerous colleges and centers.