Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University is a university that is transparent, participatory, enterprising, producing information and technology, contributing to the economic, social and cultural structure of the region Our Unıversity, which is named after the hero of Plevne, Gaziosmanpaşa, was established properly to Higher Education Institutions Organization No. 41 of the Decree Law No. 2809 on the Adoption of Law No. 78 and 190 Decree Law Amendments and Law No. 3837 dated 03.07.1992 pursuant to Article.
The name of the university was changed to "Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University" according to the Law No. 7141, which became effective on 18th May, “Law on the Amendment of the Law on Higher Education and Certain Laws and Decree Laws” Our university was composed of Faculty of Science and Letters, Niksar Vocational School, Tokat Vocational School, Zile Vocational School, Erbaa Graduate School of Science and Graduate School of Social Sciences and Faculty of Agriculture which was firstly founded as an addition to Cumhuriyet University on 1st November, 1992.
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, located on Tokat-Turhal highway, continues training programs on Taşlıçiftlik campus which is 9 kms away from the city center, Ali Şevki Erek campus in the city center, Sulusokak Deveciler Hanı and in 8 districts.
In our University, there are Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Science and Letters, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Health Sciences by organization order. For graduated students, there are Institute School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Institute School of Health Sciences, Institute School of Social Sciences and Institute of Educational Sciences. Education is also provided in School of Physical Education and Sports, School of Foreign Languages, Zile Dinçerler School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Erbaa School of Health, State Conservatory, Niksar School of Applied Sciences, Turhal School of Applied Technology and Business, Vocational School of Justice, Almus Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Artova Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Erbaa Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Erbaa Health Care Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Pazar Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Niksar Technical Sciences Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Niksar Social Sciences Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Reşadiye Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Tokat Technical Sciences Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Tokat Social Sciences Vocational School of Higher Education, Turhal Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, Zile Technical Vocational School of Higher Education and Turhal Health Care Technical Vocational School of Higher Education.
Health services are provided by Health Research and Application Center, Dentistry, Application and Research Center and Palliative Care Research and Application Center. Agricultural Research and Application Center also contributes to agricultural education, research and service applications.The number of the students is 34.747 by the 2017-2018 academic year. There are 113 programs in associate, 73 in undergraduate, 47 in masters and 21 in doctorate programs in education. The number of academic staff is 1228, administrative staff is 1067.
Academic year consists of 2 semesters and summer school is available in all faculties, schools and vocational schools. In Taşlıçiftlik campus there are Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science and Letters, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Divinity, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Graduate School of Educational Sciences, School of Physical Education and Sports, School of Foreign Languages, Tokat Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Tokat Vocational School of Social Sciences and Research and Application Centers. In Ali Şevki Erek Campus in the city center, there are Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Health Research and Application Center, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Dentistry Application and Research Center. State Conservatory is in historical Deveciler Hanı in Sulusokak. Vocational Schools in districts have campuses.