Kampala International University

Reporter
World University Rankings 2023
Reporter
Young University Rankings 2023
Ggaba Road, Kansanga, Kampala, Uganda

About Kampala International University

Kampala International University is a not-for-profit university that was established in Uganda in 2001. Operating on a multi-campus system, the university offers a wide range of degree programmes across science, engineering, business, and humanities.

The university operates on a multi-campus system, with its main campus located in Kampala, Western campus located in Ishaka-Bushenyi, and another university in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, with a third being developed in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kampala International University offers a wide variety of courses and programmes to choose from, with five faculties of: biomedical sciences, business and management, clinical medicine and dentistry, education, and science and technology, which are all based on the Western Campus.

In addition to its faculties, the university has seven schools located across the two campuses which include: allied health sciences, engineering and applied sciences, nursing sciences, pharmacy, law, mathematics and computing, and natural and applied sciences.

The main campus in Kampala also houses the colleges of economics and management, education, open and distance learning; and humanities and social sciences.

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Key statistics

  • 7.0
    No. of students per staff
    (1)
  • 23,800
    Number of FTE Students
    (1)
  • 30%
    Percentage of International Students
    (1)
  • n/a
    Proportion of ISR Publication
    (1)
  • 45 : 55
    Student Ratio of Females to Males
    (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) 2023 World University Rankings

Subjects taught at Kampala International University

  • Social sciences

    • Communication & Media Studies
    • Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
  • Clinical, pre-clinical & health

    • Other Health
    • Medicine & Dentistry
  • Life sciences

    • Sport Science
    • Veterinary Science
    • Biological Sciences
    • Agriculture & Forestry
  • Engineering & technology

    • Civil Engineering
    • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    • General Engineering
    • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Psychology

    • Psychology
  • Business & economics

    • Accounting & Finance
    • Economics & Econometrics
    • Business & Management
  • Computer science

    • Computer Science
  • Law

    • Law
  • Physical sciences

    • Mathematics & Statistics
    • Chemistry
  • Education

    • Education