The journey of University Degree College, Faisalabad started in 1897. A Municipal Middle School was founded in the building of the present University Degree College for Women Karkhana Bazar, Faisalabad. In September 1905 it was upgraded to the level of the High School. The Provincial Government took-over the management of this institution and in 1915 it was shifted to the present building. In May 1924, it attained the status of Intermediate College and in October 1933 it was upgraded to Degree Level. In 1963, Post-graduate disciplines were introduced. Government of the Punjab declared the University Degree College, Faisalabad as an autonomous institution on 1st July 1980.

The College was given the status of University on 23rd of October 2002, by        Lt. General (R) Khalid Maqbool, the Governor of the Punjab and the University Intermediate College was established in 2002. Later on it was shifted to its present premises in September 2003