List of universities in Rwanda

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This is a list of universities in Rwanda .

Post-secondary institutions

As at December 2015, there are 34 institutions of higher education in Rwanda, 11 public and 23 private. [1] In 2013, the government of Rwanda merged all public universities, leading to one public university, University of Rwanda, with six colleges. [2] [3]

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Public university

Public integrated polytechnics and college

Public nursing schools

Private universities

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