Kastamonu University was founded on March 01, 2006 and has a comprehensive structure with 15 faculties, 3 institutes, 2 colleges, 13 vocational colleges, 24 research and application centers, 17 coordinators, a Central Research Laboratory (MERLAB) accredited by TÜRKAK and a Technology Transfer Office. The campus offers 8 conference halls, 5 indoor sports halls, a multi-purpose sports complex, 4 fitness halls, a football field and athletics track in accordance with UEFA standards, open sports fields, central and student laboratories, and 3 social facilities.
There are 6 dormitories affiliated with the Credit and Hostels Institution and one dormitory in Abana around the North City Campus. These dormitories have a total capacity of 2928 male and 4462 female students. There are 82 student clubs in our university that are actively active in many areas such as theater, history, music, photography and environment, and the number and activities of these clubs are increasing day by day.