Kenyatta University (KU) 

IAU-010287

IAU Member

Kenya

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box 43844

City:Nairobi

Post Code:00100

WWW:https://www.ku.ac.ke

Other Sites

Also Kitui, Mombasa, Nairobi City Centre, Nakuru, and Parklands Campuses

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1965 as Kenyatta University College, acquired present status and title 1985.

Academic Year

September to June

Admission Requirements

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

Tuition Fees

National:Undergraduate, 72,000-450,400 per annum for East African students, 125,000-712,220 per annum for Non-East African Students; Postgraduate, 120,000-400,000 per annum for East African students, 150,000-450,000 per annum for Non-East African Students; Summer term, c. 8,000 (KES)

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Commission for University Education (CUE); Inter-university Council for East Africa

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Paul K. Wainaina

Job title:Vice-Chancellor


Senior Administrative Officer : Paul Gachanja

Job title:Registrar


Senior Administrative Officer : Waceke Wanjohi

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic

top Divisions

School : Agriculture and Environmental Studies

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Development Studies, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Social and Community Services


School : Business, Economics and Tourism

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Econometrics, Economics, Finance, Hotel Management, Management, Parks and Recreation, Sports Management, Statistics, Tourism


School : Digital School of Virtual and Open Learning

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Educational Sciences, Food Science, Health Education, Hotel and Restaurant, Information Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Nutrition, Parks and Recreation, Physical Education, Social and Community Services, Social Sciences, Special Education, Sports, Teacher Training, Tourism


School : Education

Fields of study:Curriculum, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Library Science, Preschool Education, Special Education


School : Engineering and Architecture

Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Information Technology, Interior Design, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Real Estate


School : Graduate

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences


School : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anatomy, Clinical Psychology, Community Health, Dermatology, Dietetics, Epidemiology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Sports, Surgery


School : Law, Arts and Social Sciences

Fields of study:African Languages, Archaeology, Civil Security, Communication Studies, Dance, Design, Development Studies, English, Film, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Japanese, Korean, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Music, Peace and Disarmament, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Private Law, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Law, Religious Studies, Sociology, Swahili, Theatre


School : Pure and Applied Sciences

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forensic Pathology, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physics, Zoology

top Degrees

Certificate / Diploma


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Husbandry, Applied Physics, Architecture, Arid Land Studies, Bible, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Business and Commerce, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Coastal Studies, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Crop Production, Design, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Studies, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Pathology, French, Gender Studies, German, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Home Economics, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Islamic Studies, Japanese, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medical Auxiliaries, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Parks and Recreation, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Police Studies, Preschool Education, Production Engineering, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Religion, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Studies, Sociology, Software Engineering, Special Education, Sports Management, Statistics, Surgery, Swahili, Telecommunications Technology, Theatre, Theology, Tourism


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Forensic Pathology, Health Education, Justice Administration, Nutrition, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Psychotherapy, Social Sciences, Sports Management, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Husbandry, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Archaeology, Archiving, Arid Land Studies, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Curriculum, Design, Development Studies, Dietetics, Ecology, Econometrics, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Fashion Design, Film, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Food Science, Forestry, French, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Higher Education, History, Hotel and Restaurant, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Immunology, Information Sciences, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Leadership, Leisure Studies, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Medical Parasitology, Medicine, Microbiology, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Musicology, Nursing, Nutrition, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Peace and Disarmament, Pest Management, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Police Studies, Preschool Education, Public Health, Regional Studies, Religious Studies, Rural Studies, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Soil Management, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Swahili, Telecommunications Technology, Theatre, Tourism, Urban Studies, Water Management, Zoology


Doctor's Degree

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Aquaculture, Art Education, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Cinema and Television, Coastal Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Demography and Population, Design, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Energy Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, Fishery, Food Science, French, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Health Administration, Horticulture, Hotel Management, Humanities and Social Science Education, Immunology, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Laboratory Techniques, Leisure Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Music, Music Education, Nutrition, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Physics, Plant Pathology, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Regional Planning, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Soil Science, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Swahili, Technology Education, Theatre, Tourism, Town Planning, Water Management, Water Science, Zoology

Updated on 18-03-2024