D.A.V. College Muzaffarnagar, Mujjffarnagar was established in 1917. Its affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University.

The college is accrediated by NAAC with A. D.A.V. society entered into the arena of higher education starting with the graduate classes in 1950 and postgraduate classes in 1958.

Soon it was recognized both by the public and the government as a leading institution of the state. Its founder Principal Prof. Sheetal Prasad was made the Vice-Chancellor of Agra University.  

In 1994-95 the Govt. of U.P. formally declared D.A.V. College Muzaffarnagar as one of the top three colleges among all grant-in-aid and Govt. colleges of U.P. keeping pace with the changing trends in the educational scene, the college has been introducing newer subjects under the self-finance scheme. For the past few years it has been successfully running various graduate and postgraduate level courses.

D.A.V. College Muzaffarnagar lying between the two capital cities, Delhi and Dehradun, DAV College Muzaffarnagar, U.P. has the advantage of being easily approached by rail and road transport.

An affluent city of western U.P. Muzaffarnagar also falls within the 100km distance to the holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh. Situated, though, at the heart of the town, D.A.V. College, Muzaffarnagar bears a calm and serene look, free from all kinds of pollution. Its buildings and campus inspire a feeling of friendliness.