University of Nairobi (UoN) 

IAU-020319

IAU Member

Kenya

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box 30197

City:Nairobi

Post Code:00100

WWW:https://www.uonbi.ac.ke

Other Sites

Parklands, Kenya Science, Kikuyu, Lower Kabete, Upper Kabete Campuses

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1956 as Royal Technical College of East Africa, became University College Nairobi 1963 and acquired present status and title 1970

Academic Year

September - August

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) “O-Level certificate”, A-level Certificate or its equivalent from a recognized institution. Postgraduate: a degree from a recognized university or equivalent

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Commission for University Education (CUE)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Stephen Kiama Gitahi

Job title:Vice Chancellor

Years of office:2020-


Senior Administrative Officer : Julius A. Ogeng'o

Job title:Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs


Senior Administrative Officer : Margaret Jesang Hutchinson

Job title:Vice Chancellor, Finance, Planning & Development.

top Divisions

Faculty : Agriculture

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Arid Land Studies, Biotechnology, Crop Production, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Food Technology, Horticulture, Nutrition, Plant and Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Technology


Faculty : Art and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Archaeology, Communication Studies, Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Sociology, Statistics, Swahili


Faculty : Built Environnement and Design

Fields of study:Architecture, Construction Engineering, Design, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Surveying and Mapping, Urban Studies


Faculty : Business and Management Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business and Commerce, Finance, Human Resources, Management


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Curriculum, Distance Education, Education, Physical Education, Special Education, Sports


Faculty : Engineering

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering


Faculty : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Dental Science, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Epidemiology, Immunology, Microbiology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacy, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Surgery


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Law


Faculty : Science and Technology

Fields of study:Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Physics


Faculty : Veterinary Medecine

Fields of study:Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Public Health, Toxicology, Veterinary Science

top Degrees

Certificate / Diploma

Fields of study:Business and Commerce, Human Resources, International Studies, Nursing, Public Relations, Social Work


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Crop Production, Curriculum, Design, Development Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, History, Horticulture, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Industrial Chemistry, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Journalism, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Relations, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Religious Studies, Sociology, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Technology, Tourism, Toxicology, Veterinary Science, Wildlife


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Agriculture, Communication Studies, Continuing Education, Criminology, Development Studies, Distance Education, Education, Energy Engineering, Environmental Management, Food Science, Gender Studies, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, Horticulture, Human Resources, Information Management, International Studies, Labour and Industrial Relations, Management, Meteorology, Nuclear Engineering, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacy, Protective Services, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Health, Real Estate, Rural Studies, Social and Community Services, Social Work, Sociology, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Surveying and Mapping, Water Science


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Anaesthesiology, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Arts and Humanities, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Business Education, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Christian Religious Studies, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Continuing Education, Criminology, Crop Production, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Design, Development Studies, Distance Education, Ecology, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Film, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geological Engineering, Geology, Germanic Studies, Government, Health Administration, Higher Education, History, Horticulture, Human Resources, Human Rights, Industrial Chemistry, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, International and Comparative Education, International Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Leadership, Leather Techniques, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Meat and Poultry, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Neurology, Nuclear Engineering, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery, Organic Chemistry, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Pedagogy, Periodontics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Plastic Surgery, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Protective Services, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Radiology, Real Estate, Religious Studies, Rural Studies, Sociology, Soil Management, Soil Science, Sports, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Swahili, Telecommunications Engineering, Theatre, Town Planning, Toxicology, Traditional and Complementary Medicine and Therapy, Translation and Interpretation, Tropical Medicine, Veterinary Science, Water Management, Water Science, Wildlife, Women's Studies, Zoology


Doctor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arid Land Studies, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Crop Production, Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Dental Surgery, Design, Development Studies, Distance Education, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Forestry, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geology, History, Horticulture, Information Management, Information Sciences, International Studies, Law, Leather Techniques, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Nuclear Engineering, Nursing, Nutrition, Oral Surgery, Parasitology, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Periodontics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Sociology, Soil Management, Soil Science, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Swahili, Town Planning, Toxicology, Traditional and Complementary Medicine and Therapy, Veterinary Science, Water Management, Wildlife, Women's Studies

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Africa Design Review Journal

Africa Habitat Review

Africa Journal of Physical Sciences

African Development Finance Journal

DBA Africa Management Review

Journal of Pedagogy, Andragogy and Heutagogy in Academic Practice (JPAHAP)

The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2021-2022

Full Time Total:2500

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:1500

Students

Statistics Year:2021-2022

Total:50000

Updated on 11-03-2024