In Kenya, there is a total of 31 Public universities fully chartered as of the year 2020. Public universities are those owned and fully controlled by the Kenyan Government. These universities offer a variety of courses ranging from diploma, Degree, masters Degrees and PhD.
Some of the old Kenyan public universities are University of Nairobi, Egerton university and Maseno University.
For the public universities, part of students’ tuition fee is sponsored by the government under KUCCPS program. A few students who enroll in these universities under parallel programs cater fully for their tuition fees.
Tuition fee among these public universities vary from one institution to another depending on the course one is pursuing, the location of the university and many other factors.
Students taking Medicine as a course for example at University of Nairobi cannot be paying same subsidized fee as students taking same course at Laikipia University.
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Here is a full list of public universities in Kenya, their location and links to download their fee structures as of the year 2020. Year in year out, universities are charted to fully independent universities. This list will be updated as more universities are chartered to be public universities.
# | University | Location | Fee Structure |
1 | Chuka University | Meru County | Download |
2 | Co-operative University of Kenya | Nairobi County | Download |
3 | Dedan Kimathi University of Technology | Nyeri County | Download |
4 | Egerton University | Nakuru County | Download |
5 | Garissa University | Garissa County | Download |
6 | Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) | Siaya County | Download |
7 | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) | Nairobi County | Download |
8 | Karatina University | Karatina | Download |
9 | Kenyatta University | Nairobi County | Download |
10 | Kibabii University | Bungoma County | Download |
11 | Kirinyaga University | Kirinyaga County | Download |
12 | Kisii University | Kisii County | Download |
13 | Laikipia University | Nyahururu | Download |
14 | Maasai Mara University | Narok | Download |
15 | Machakos University | Machakos County | Download |
16 | Maseno University | Kisumu County | Download |
17 | Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) | Kakamega County | Download |
18 | Meru University of Science and Technology | Meru County | Download |
19 | Moi University | Uasin Gishu County | Download |
20 | Multimedia University of Kenya | Nairobi County | Download |
21 | Murang’a University of Technology | Murang’a County | Download |
22 | Pwani University | Mombasa County | Download |
23 | Rongo University | Migori County | Download |
24 | South Eastern Kenya University | Kitui County | Download |
25 | Taita Taveta University | Taita Taveta County | Download |
26 | Technical University of Kenya | Nairobi County | Download |
27 | Technical University of Mombasa | Mombasa County | Download |
28 | University of Eldoret | Uasin Gishu County | Download |
29 | University of Embu | Embu County | Download |
30 | University of Kabianga | Kericho County | Download |
31 | University of Nairobi | Nairobi County | Download |