List of universities in Uganda

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This is a list of universities in Uganda.

Private universities

List of private universities in Uganda
RankAbbreviationName of universityLocationEstablished
1RIURwenzori International University Kasese 2022 [1]
2AfRU Africa Renewal University Buloba 2013 [2]
3ARU African Rural University Kagadi 2017
4ISBAT ISBAT University Kampala2005 [3]
5AKU Aga Khan University Kampala 2001 [4]
6ASU All Saints University Lira 2008 [5]
7AWU Ankole Western University Kabwohe 2005 [6]
8BSU Bishop Stuart University Mbarara 2003 [7]
9BMU Bugema University Bugema 1997 [8]
10CUU Cavendish University Uganda Kampala2008 [9]
11GLRU Great Lakes Regional University Kanungu 2009 [10]
12CIU Clarke International University Muyenga 2008 [11]
13IUEA International University of East Africa Kansanga 2011 [12]
14IUIU Islamic University in Uganda Mbale 1988 [13]
15KIU Kampala International University Kansanga2001 [14]
16KU Kampala University Ggaba 2005 [15]
17KUMU Kumi University Kumi 1996 [16]
18LIU LivingStone International University Budaka 2011 [17]
19MRU Muteesa I Royal University Masaka 2007 [18]
20NDU Ndejje University Ndejje 1992 [19]
21NIU Nexus International University (formerly VUU) [20] Kampala2012
22NKU Nkumba University Nkumba 1999 [21]
23NSU Nsaka University Jinja 2013 [22]
24KCUKing Ceaser University [23] (formerly St. Augustine International University)Kampala2012 [24]
25SLAU St. Lawrence University Mengo 2006 [25]
26SIU Stafford University Uganda Kisugu 2015. [26]
27UCU Uganda Christian University Mukono 1997 [27]
28UMU Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi 1993 [28]
29UNIK University of Kisubi [29] Kisubi 2004 [30]
30UPU Uganda Pentecostal University Fort Portal 2005 [31]
31USHG University of the Sacred Heart Gulu Gulu 2016 [32]
32UTAMU Uganda Technology and Management University Kampala2012 [33]
33VU Victoria University Uganda Kampala2011 [34]
34IU Ibanda University Ibanda 2014 [35]
35LKU Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Namataba 2019 [36] [37]
36ABU African Bible University Lubowa 2005 [38]
37MIU Metropolitan International University Kisoro 2013
38ROURoyal Open University Kampala 2015[ citation needed ]
39AKU Aga Khan University, Kampala Kampala 2025 [39]

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Public universities

List of public universities In Uganda
RankAbbreviationName of universityLocationEstablished
1BUS Busitema University Busitema 2007 [40]
2GU Gulu University Gulu 2004 [41]
3KABU Kabale University Kabale 2001 [42] [43]
4KYU Kyambogo University Kyambogo 2003 [44]
5LU Lira University Lira 2012 [43] [45]
6MUK Makerere University Makerere 1922 [46]
7MUBS Makerere University Business School Nakawa 1997 [47]
8MUST Mbarara University of Science and Technology Mbarara 1989 [48]
9MU Muni University Arua 2014 [49]
10SUN Soroti University Soroti 2015 [43] [50]
11UMI Uganda Management Institute Kampala 1968 [51]
12MMU Mountains of the Moon University Fort Portal2005 [52]

13. BU. Busoga University. Iganga

Military universities

List of Ugandan military universities
RankAbbreviationName of institutionLocationEstablished
1UMEC Uganda Military Engineering College Lugazi 2007
2UMA Uganda Military Academy Kabamba 2010
3USCSC Uganda Senior Command and Staff College Kimaka 2010
4UJCSC Uganda Junior Staff College Jinja 2010
5NDCU National Defence College, Uganda Njeru 2022 [53]

Other degree-awarding institutions

Other accredited degree-awarding institutions
RankAbbreviationName of institutionLocationEstablished
1KPI Kigumba Petroleum Institute Kigumba 2009 [54]
2IAIT India Africa Institute of Trade Kampala 2011 [55] [56]
3IPSK Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala Muyenga 2013

See also

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