Central University may mean:

• Central university (India), one of government-designated universities in India
• Central University (Colombia), a university in Colombia
• National Central University, Taiwan (between 1928 and 1949 in mainland China)
• Nanjing University, former name
• Central University of Ecuador, a university in Ecuador
• Central University of Chile, a private university in Chile
• Central Philippine University
• Manila Central University, Philippines
• Central University (Richmond, Kentucky), merged with Centre College Danville, Kentucky, in 1901.
• Central University (Ghana), a university in Ghana
• Central College (Iowa), former name