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Quick Review
Acceptance rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Languages
English
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 50% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or equivalent with at least 6 passes in approved subjects, and 2 passes in approved subjects at the same sitting of Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | August to June |
| Enrollment | 40,000 |
We've calculated the 50% acceptance rate for Makerere University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Makerere University.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
Makerere University faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Makerere University.
College : Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Engineering
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Crop Production
Environmental Studies
Food Science
Food Technology
Forestry
Geography
Horticulture
Meteorology
Nutrition
Soil Science
Technology
Tourism
College : Business and Management Sciences
Accountancy
Actuarial Science
Business and Commerce
Demography and Population
Economics
Finance
Management
Marketing
Statistics
College : Computing and Information Sciences
Archiving
Computer Science
Information Technology
Library Science
Software Engineering
College : Education and External Studies
Curriculum
Education
Social Sciences
Technology Education
Vocational Education
College : Engineering, Design, Art and Technology
Architecture
Art History
Ceramic Art
Civil Engineering
Computer Graphics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Fashion Design
Fine Arts
Furniture Design
Industrial Design
Jewellery Art
Landscape Architecture
Mechanical Engineering
Painting and Drawing
Printing and Printmaking
Sculpture
Textile Design
Weaving
College : Health Sciences
Biomedicine
Health Sciences
Medicine
Public Health
College : Humanities and Social Sciences
African Languages
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Arts and Humanities
Dance
English
Ethics
Film
Fine Arts
French
Gender Studies
German
History
Human Rights
Information Sciences
Journalism
Literature
Mass Communication
Modern Languages
Music
Performing Arts
Philosophy
Political Sciences
Psychology
Public Administration
Religious Studies
Social Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Theatre
Women's Studies
College : Natural Sciences
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Mathematics
Natural Sciences
Physics
College : Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Bio-security
Embryology and Reproduction Biology
Microbiology
Parasitology
Pathology
Physiology
Veterinary Science
Faculty : Technology
Architecture
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Surveying and Mapping
Technology
Institute : Adult and Continuing Education
Communication Studies
Institute : Environment and Natural Resources
Environmental Studies
Natural Resources
Surveying and Mapping
Town Planning
Institute : Psychology
Psychology
Institute : Public Health
Public Health
Institute : Social Research
Social Studies
Institute : Statistics and Applied Economics
Demography and Population
Economics
Statistics
School : Law
Commercial Law
Comparative Law
Human Rights
Law
Peace and Disarmament
Public Law
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Makerere University.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bachelor's Degree
Accountancy
Actuarial Science
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Adult Education
Agricultural Business
Agriculture
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedicine
Business Administration
Business and Commerce
Business Computing
Cell Biology
Civil Engineering
Communication Arts
Computer Science
Demography and Population
Dental Surgery
Design
Dietetics
Economics
Education
Electrical Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Studies
Finance
Fine Arts
Forestry
Geography
Government
Health Sciences
Hotel Management
Human Resources
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Industrial Arts Education
Industrial Design
Information Management
Information Sciences
International Business
Journalism
Leadership
Leisure Studies
Library Science
Logistics Management
Marketing
Mass Communication
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Medicine
Multimedia
Nutrition
Preschool Education
Psychology
Real Estate
Regional Planning
Social Sciences
Social Work
Software Engineering
Speech Therapy and Audiology
Sports
Statistics
Surgery
Tourism
Town Planning
Transport Management
Veterinary Science
Postgraduate Diploma
Animal Husbandry
Business Administration
Computer Science
Construction Engineering
Data Processing
Demography and Population
Development Studies
Economics
Education
Gender Studies
Information Sciences
Information Technology
Management
Medical Science
Peace and Disarmament
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Software Engineering
Statistics
Master's Degree
Accountancy
Adult Education
African Languages
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Management
Agriculture
Anaesthesiology
Anatomy
Animal Husbandry
Architecture
Art Education
Biochemistry
Biological and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Clinical Psychology
Computer Science
Continuing Education
Crop Production
Curriculum
Data Processing
Demography and Population
Dentistry
Development Studies
Economic and Finance Policy
Economics
Educational Administration
Educational Psychology
Educational Sciences
Electrical Engineering
Energy Engineering
Engineering
Environmental Studies
Epidemiology
Finance
Fine Arts
Food Science
Food Technology
Foreign Languages Education
Forestry
French
Gender Studies
Geography
Geology
Health Sciences
History
Hotel Management
Human Rights
Humanities and Social Science Education
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Industrial Management
Information Sciences
Information Technology
Internal Medicine
International Relations and Diplomacy
Journalism
Laboratory Techniques
Law
Linguistics
Literature
Management
Mass Communication
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Technology
Medicine
Meteorology
Microbiology
Modern Languages
Molecular Biology
Multimedia
Music
Natural Resources
Neurology
Nutrition
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Occupational Health
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Otorhinolaryngology
Paediatrics
Parks and Recreation
Pathology
Peace and Disarmament
Pharmacology
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology
Plant and Crop Protection
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Radiology
Religious Studies
Rural Planning
Science Education
Social Work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Soil Science
Statistics
Surgery
Technology
Theology
Tourism
Veterinary Science
Welfare and Protective Services
Wildlife
Zoology
Doctor's Degree
Agricultural Economics
Biotechnology
Botany
Computer Science
Government
Information Sciences
Information Technology
Mathematics
Plant and Crop Protection
Public Health
Software Engineering
Research profile
Makerere University is a world-class research university with 28,933 scientific papers published and 677,573 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Pathology, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Public Health, and Genetics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Medicine |
20,796
/ 555,820
|
|---|---|
| Biology |
19,156
/ 471,531
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
17,808
/ 423,524
|
| Environmental Science |
13,743
/ 305,429
|
| Pathology |
12,893
/ 387,259
|
| Sociology |
11,379
/ 302,069
|
| Political Science |
9,934
/ 211,081
|
| Law |
9,358
/ 203,779
|
| Public Health |
8,892
/ 269,890
|
| Genetics |
8,558
/ 232,877
|
| Computer Science |
8,518
/ 194,061
|
| Psychology |
8,272
/ 189,862
|
| Geography and Cartography |
8,263
/ 164,074
|
| Ecology |
7,947
/ 204,737
|
| Chemistry |
7,712
/ 189,461
|
| Economics |
7,579
/ 194,100
|
| Immunology |
7,546
/ 215,282
|
| Mathematics |
7,368
/ 180,382
|
| Engineering |
7,210
/ 193,090
|
| Statistics |
6,664
/ 173,717
|
| Demography |
6,496
/ 218,028
|
| Family medicine |
6,103
/ 153,641
|
| Development Studies |
6,069
/ 153,655
|
| Nursing |
6,030
/ 170,331
|
| Business |
5,736
/ 122,767
|
| Virology |
5,663
/ 158,557
|
| Geology |
5,662
/ 135,453
|
| History |
5,341
/ 110,392
|
| Biochemistry |
5,288
/ 135,741
|
| Physics |
5,113
/ 133,993
|
| Psychiatry |
5,039
/ 132,084
|
| Archaeology |
4,713
/ 95,950
|
| Philosophy |
4,373
/ 67,288
|
| Paleontology |
4,148
/ 95,597
|
| Surgery |
3,933
/ 115,056
|
| Botany |
3,120
/ 67,401
|
| Agricultural Science |
3,105
/ 66,003
|
| Anthropology |
2,900
/ 54,264
|
| Pediatrics |
2,896
/ 79,607
|
| Healthcare Administration |
2,776
/ 89,466
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Judith Nabakooba
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
minister
Judith Nalule Nabakooba is a Ugandan politician and former policewoman. She is currently the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 8 June 2021.
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2. Peter Nazareth
1940-. (aged 86)
consultant
literary critic
writer
Peter Nazareth is a British literary critic and writer of fiction and drama.
3. Irene Muloni
1960-. (aged 66)
minister
engineer
politician
Irene Nafuna Muloni is a Ugandan electrical engineer, businesswoman and politician and also a senior advisor to Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
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4. Shamim Malende
1986-. (aged 40)
activist
lawyer
politician
Shamim Malende, is a Ugandan lawyer, a commissioner for oaths, a notary public, politician and community activist. She is a member of the People Power, Our Power Movement and of the National Unity Platform (NUP) political party and the only woman on the legal team of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.
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