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University of Mauritius

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Reduit, Mauritius
1201–1500th in World University Rankings 2025
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The University of Mauritius is the oldest and biggest university in the country based on student enrolment and academic offerings.. The public university's main campus is located in Réduit, Moka.

The university was first officially established by the University of Mauritius Ordinance in December 1965, when it took over the existing school of agriculture. It achieved full university status in 1972.

The faculty of agriculture is the oldest faculty in the university, dating back to 1914. Today the faculty operates the University of Mauritius Farm along with a laboratory on 21 acres.

Students can also choose to study at its six other faculties: engineering; information, communication and digital technologies; law and management; medicine and health sciences; science; and social sciences and humanities. As well as those faculties, the university also offers a Centre for Innovative Lifelong Learning, a Centre for Information Technology and Systems and a Centre for Biomedical and Biomaterials Research.

There is a student's union at the university which acts as a bridge between the students and the faculty.

There are a range of sports facilities on campus including a football pitch, a volleyball pitch and pool tables.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Mauritius

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
59 F : 41 M (1)
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International student percentage
9% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
25.9 (1)
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Student total
9070 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at the University of Mauritius

See below for a range of subjects taught at the University of Mauritius

Life Sciences501–600th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Biological Sciences

Engineering1001+

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Physical Sciences1001+

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

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