San Win graduated from Rangoon University late, in 1931, at the age of 26.
He left the navy in 1951 to enroll in Rangoon University.
He went to schools in the district and studied two years at Rangoon University, leaving in 1931 without a degree.
His literary career began while he was a student at Rangoon University.
All three nationwide strikes against the British (1920, 1936 and 1938) began at then Rangoon University.
He spent two years at Rangoon University beginning in 1929, and took biology as his main subject with hopes of becoming a doctor.
He entered politics in 1938 after receiving an arts degree at Rangoon University and starting to study law.
In 1938, the college became a constituent college of Rangoon University.
He has a bachelor's degree from the Rangoon University.
Gunfire was reported at the campus of Rangoon University, but travel in the city remained dangerous and the reports could not be confirmed.