University autonomy is one of its structural and functional requirements, because the specialized complexity of knowledge requires universities to be autonomy. The intervention of external authorities such as government at the university has distorted the principle of loyalty to the scientific truth at the university and it damages the credibility of the knowledge that is produced and valued in the university. This research aims to identify dimensions and components of autonomy of the independent university in order to provide a model for the country of Iran. To this end, a qualitative study was conducted with a content analysis approach. Eight people of faculty members from state universities across the country, that from the perspective of students, were graduates, group managers and most competent colleague professors of their training group, they were placed in research sample by targeted sampling and snowball puppies. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Data processing was done using content analysis method using open source coding and MAXQDA12 software. Based on the findings, the main components of the university include financial autonomy, employee autonomy, academia autonomy and organizational autonomy, and five interfaces, 1 - government - university; 2 - university management – university staff; 3 - university staff - students; 4 - university - business; and 5. Internationalization of university was recognized that affects academic freedom and academic accountability.
