List of universities in Uganda
This is a list of universities in Uganda.
Private universities
Rank | Abbreviation | Name of university | Location | Established |
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1 | RIU | Rwenzori International University | Kasese | 2022[1] |
2 | AfRU | Africa Renewal University | Buloba | 2013[2] |
3 | ARU | African Rural University | Kagadi | 2017 |
4 | ISBAT | ISBAT University | Kampala | 2005[3] |
5 | AKU | Aga Khan University | Kampala | 2001[4] |
6 | ASU | All Saints University | Lira | 2008[5] |
7 | AWU | Ankole Western University | Kabwohe | 2005[6] |
8 | BSU | Bishop Stuart University | Mbarara | 2003[7] |
9 | BMU | Bugema University | Bugema | 1997[8] |
10 | BGU | Busoga University [needs update] | Iganga | 1999[9] |
11 | CUU | Cavendish University Uganda | Kampala | 2008[10] |
12 | GLRU | Great Lakes Regional University | Kanungu | 2009[11] |
13 | CIU | Clarke International University | Muyenga | 2008[12] |
14 | IUEA | International University of East Africa | Kansanga | 2011[13] |
15 | IUIU | Islamic University in Uganda | Mbale | 1988[14] |
16 | KIU | Kampala International University | Kansanga | 2001[15] |
17 | KU | Kampala University | Ggaba | 2005[16] |
18 | KUMU | Kumi University | Kumi | 1996[17] |
19 | LIU | LivingStone International University | Budaka | 2011[18] |
20 | MRU | Muteesa I Royal University | Masaka | 2007[19] |
22 | NDU | Ndejje University | Ndejje | 1992[20] |
23 | NIU | Nexus International University (formerly VUU)[21] | Kampala | 2012 |
24 | NKU | Nkumba University | Nkumba | 1999[22] |
25 | NSU | Nsaka University | Jinja | 2013[23] |
26 | KCU | King Ceaser University[24](formerly St. Augustine International University) | Kampala | 2012[25] |
27 | SLAU | St. Lawrence University | Mengo | 2006[26] |
28 | SIU | Stafford University Uganda | Kisugu | 2015.[27] |
29 | UCU | Uganda Christian University | Mukono | 1997[28] |
30 | UMU | Uganda Martyrs University | Nkozi | 1993[29] |
31 | UNIK | University of Kisubi[30] | Kisubi | 2004[31] |
32 | UPU | Uganda Pentecostal University | Fort Portal | 2005[32] |
33 | USHG | University of the Sacred Heart Gulu | Gulu | 2016[33] |
34 | UTAMU | Uganda Technology and Management University | Kampala | 2012[34] |
35 | VU | Victoria University Uganda | Kampala | 2011[35] |
36 | IU | Ibanda University | Ibanda | 2014[36] |
37 | LKU | Limkokwing University of Creative Technology | Namataba | 2019[37][38] |
38 | ABU | African Bible University | Lubowa | 2005[39] |
39 | MIU | Metropolitan International University | Kisoro | 2013 |
40 | ROU | Royal Open University | Kampala | 2015[citation needed] |
Public universities
Rank | Abbreviation | Name of university | Location | Established |
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1 | BUS | Busitema University | Busitema | 2007[40] |
2 | GU | Gulu University | Gulu | 2004[41] |
3 | KABU | Kabale University | Kabale | 2001[42][43] |
4 | KYU | Kyambogo University | Kyambogo | 2003[44] |
5 | LU | Lira University | Lira | 2012[43][45] |
6 | MUK | Makerere University | Makerere | 1922[46] |
7 | MUBS | Makerere University Business School | Nakawa | 1997[47] |
8 | MUST | Mbarara University of Science and Technology | Mbarara | 1989[48] |
9 | MU | Muni University | Arua | 2014[49] |
10 | SUN | Soroti University | Soroti | 2015[43][50] |
11 | UMI | Uganda Management Institute | Kampala | 1968[51] |
12 | MMU | Mountains of the Moon University | Fort Portal | 2005[52] |
13. BU. Busoga University. Iganga
Military universities
Rank | Abbreviation | Name of institution | Location | Established |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | UMEC | Uganda Military Engineering College | Lugazi | 2007 |
2 | UMA | Uganda Military Academy | Kabamba | 2010 |
3 | USCSC | Uganda Senior Command and Staff College | Kimaka | 2010 |
4 | UJCSC | Uganda Junior Staff College | Jinja | 2010 |
5 | NDCU | National Defence College, Uganda | Njeru | 2022[53] |
Other degree-awarding institutions
Rank | Abbreviation | Name of institution | Location | Established |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KPI | Kigumba Petroleum Institute | Kigumba | 2009[54] |
2 | IAIT | India Africa Institute of Trade | Kampala | 2011[55][56] |
3 | IPSK | Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala | Muyenga | 2013 |
See also
- Education in Uganda
- List of business schools in Uganda
- List of law schools in Uganda
- List of medical schools in Uganda
- List of university leaders in Uganda
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External links
- 31 Universities Fail To Acquire Charter - NCHE
- 2014 rankings of universities in Uganda at Webometrics.info
- Uganda Has 30 public and private universities as of March 2012
- Ugandan universities improve in ranking - August 2014
- Colleges and universities in Uganda
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