Students of the Hindu University are typically serious (i.e. not casual) and find themselves committed to authentic learning i.e. they wish to go beyond merely preparing for a safe and secure career or having one already.

They wish to enter a subject area deeply and are willing to give the time and focus necessary to develop competence and mastery in a new and possibly an “alternate” domain of knowledge. They generally fall into the following categories:

1. Undergraduate students who are keenly interested in earning a graduate degree (i.e. MA and/or Ph.D) in Hindu studies from an authentic Hindu institution, preparing themselves for service, leadership and global engagement within Indic studies.
2. People who seek personal enrichment and professional development, who wish to transcend the competitive rat race, and who want to develop a spiritually centered lifestyle, based both in Hindu thought and another equivalent school of thought.
3. Ethnic and Cultural Hindus who are already professionally settled but are seeking a deeper understanding of their cultural roots and heritage. They may wish to penetrate the fog of misrepresentation and mis-portrayal of Hinduism arising from the colonial era in the contemporary mainstream discourse and develop unmediated access to the source texts and traditions of Sanatana Dharma
4. Spiritual but not religious people, who are attracted to the systems of thought, practices, and philosophy that can be generally categorized as New Age Spiritual, who wish to examine their authentic ancient Hindu roots without having to become Hindu in the process
5. Culturally Non-Hindu people who are attracted to Hindu thought, culture, philosophy and systems of knowledge, and wish to develop a more thorough foundation which may help them in their own careers and professions e.g, as yoga teachers, meditation teachers, counsellors, therapists, chaplains, ayurveda medical professionals, social workers, teachers, academics, practitioners, life-coaches and so on.
6. People who wish to develop alternate professional careers (in addition to the one they already have), in fields such as yoga, ayurveda, writing and media, leadership, and management in Hindu contexts, jyotisha, vaastu, coaching, counselling, chaplaincy and so on.

Our Hindu University is authorized by the State of Florida as a religious institution that is exempt from state oversight. For more information about State exemption in Florida, please refer to the following excerpt from the 2018 Florida State  Statutes, Chapter 1005 pertaining to Non-Public Post-Secondary Education: General Provisions: 1005.06: pertaining to Institutions, not under the jurisdiction or purview of the Commission for Independent Education.

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No. Hindu University welcomes students from all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicity, and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, social status and/or income level, political views or military service.

We invite all who wish to learn, who enjoy the pursuit of knowledge, and who are willing to give the time and focus necessary for higher and deeper learning

Hinduism itself does not have an evangelical purpose. It has been one of the great non-proselytizing traditions of the world. In keeping with that heritage, Hindu University also does not have an evangelical purpose.

The Hindu University is committed to the purpose of higher knowledge, the evolution of human consciousness and the emergence of enlightenment (i.e. in the sense of Self-knowledge) and whatever enrichment that may bring to the human experience.

It is not committed to a discourse of power and dominance masquerading as a discourse in knowledge

At Hindu University, you can go much deeper, go beyond basic and cursory understanding, and engage in”the in-depth exploration of subject areas emerging from Hindu thought”. Whether you wish to understand a specific Sanskrit text in all of its rich, multi-faceted dimensions, or whether you want to understand the Euro-centric Orientalist ideas that gave rise to much of the contemporary discourse on Hinduism, Vedic Indic studies, our Sanskrit University in the USA is a place for a higher, deeper, and more sustained pursuit of knowledge.

It is also a place where you develop yourself in writing, in critiquing, in constructing arguments and debates, in research, in articulating perspectives and hypotheses, so that what you say for the rest of your lives, will come from a place of deep learning and reason. Thus the education you receive at Vedic University takes you well beyond being a passive recipient of information, and challenges you to engage responsibly and intelligently on the global stage.

In the Hindu tradition, we have a higher knowledge that is based on Shruti-Bhashya and a more colloquial access to the same knowledge through the Katha-Pravachan traditions. Hindu University is re-imagining an institution of higher learning, on the lines of Nalanda and Takshashila as they once existed, but at the same time, as an institution that is contemporary, relevant and appropriate to the times that we live in.

Hindu University aims to prepare students for service, leadership, and global engagement. Recognizing that the field of Hindu studies is itself undeveloped today and that the career pathways are as yet still emerging, Vedic University nevertheless offers specific developmental pathways that lead to alternate or supplementary vocations, and to mainstream jobs and vocations. Here are some of the roles that a student who has earned a graduate degree in Hindu studies may aspire towards:

1. Education – Teaching / Community Education
2. Academics – Research / Writing / Publication
3. Thinkers – Writing / Speaking / Being a Public Intellectual
4. Counseling – Spiritual mentorship / Life coaching / Therapy
5. Chaplaincy – Counseling and Healing in Hindu contexts
6. Leadership – Spiritually Centered Leadership
7. Management – Hindu Temple administration / Non-Profit management
8. Social Work – Community service / health / wellness / yoga / ayurveda
9. Consulting – Jyotisha and vaastu consultancy
10. Media – Contemporary media engagement and mass communication
11. Religious Service – Priests, the performers of rituals

No. Students of Hindu University can earn their degrees and certificates entirely through a distance education model. Residency requirements will be handled locally in affiliated centers and classrooms.

In the future, as Hindu University acquires a respectable campus, there may be new models of engagement and hybrid modes of learning. Watch this space for future developments.

For now, Hindu University is not accredited. It however offers a legitimate degree authorized by the State of Florida.

We are working through an internal university evaluation process while preparing our application for accreditation.

Yes. For Graduate level students, a limited number of student assistantships are available. Students may apply for partial or full scholarships, teaching assistantships, as well as research fellowships.

The financial assistance provided by Hindu University is dependent on the donor community for making available scholarships and fellowships specifically for students. We aspire to build up capacity in this area, to support increasing numbers of students in the future.