Aswan University branch was established in 1974 affiliated to Assuit University and the study was begun in it in October 1973-1974 in faculty of Education. The first bachelor degree was granted in 1978. In 1995 a presidential decree no.23 for 1995 was issued to establish South Valley University, and then university branch became affiliated to South Valley University.
In 2012, Aswan university was established as a dependence university according to the presidential decree no.311 in 11-6-2013.the university includes 15 faculties:
- faculty of Arts
- faculty of Education
- faculty of Social Work- faculty of Engineering
- faculty of Energy Engineering
- faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- faculty of Agriculture
- faculty of Nursing
- faculty of Languages and Translation
- faculty of Medicine
- faculty of fishes and fisheries Technology
- faculty of Commerce
- faculty of Archaeology
- faculty of Specific Education