University of Nairobi courses, admissions and fees 2026

The University of Nairobi offers diverse courses and admission routes via KUCCPS placement or direct Module II applications. Fees also vary per course.

The University of Nairobi (UoN) is Kenya's oldest and largest public university. It offers over 500 programmes across undergraduate, postgraduate and short-course levels. Annual undergraduate fees range from KES 144,000 to KES 600,000, depending on your course.

The University of Nairobi was founded in 1970. It began as the Royal Technical College of East Africa in 1956. It became a university college in 1961 before gaining full university status.

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Today, UoN has over 84,000 students across ten campuses. It is accredited by the Commission for University Education (CUE). It is also a member of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).

UoN offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across these colleges and schools:

Source: Tuko