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Quick Review
Acceptance rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Languages
English
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 18% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | General Certificate of Education (GCE) or equivalent at Advanced ('A') level |
| Academic Calendar | March to November (March - June; August-November) |
| Enrollment | 20,399 |
We've calculated the 18% acceptance rate for University of Zimbabwe 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 University of Zimbabwe.
| 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.
University of Zimbabwe faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Zimbabwe.
Centre : Computer Technology Training Development
Computer Science
Centre : Teacher Education and Materials Development
Educational Sciences
Teacher Training
Faculty : Agriculture Environment and Food Systems
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Engineering
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Crop Production
Soil Science
Faculty : Arts and Humanities
African Languages
Classical Languages
Economic History
English
Environmental Studies
Geography (Human)
History
Linguistics
Literature
Modern Languages
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Faculty : Business Management Sciences and Economics
Accountancy
Business Administration
Hotel and Restaurant
Leisure Studies
Management
Tourism
Faculty : Education
Adult Education
Art Education
Curriculum
Education
Educational Administration
Educational Sciences
Mathematics Education
Science Education
Teacher Training
Technology Education
Faculty : Engineering and the Built Environment
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Surveying and Mapping
Faculty : Law
Commercial Law
Law
Private Law
Public Law
Faculty : Medicine and Health Sciences
Anaesthesiology
Anatomy
Community Health
Dentistry
Haematology
Health Education
Histology
Immunology
Laboratory Techniques
Medicine
Microbiology
Nursing
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Pathology
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Physiology
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Radiology
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Surgery
Faculty : Science
Biochemistry
Biological and Life Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Food Science
Geology
Mathematics
Nutrition
Physics
Statistics
Faculty : Social and Behavioural Sciences
Administration
Demography and Population
Economics
Political Sciences
Psychology
Rural Planning
Social Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Town Planning
Faculty : Veterinary Science
Veterinary Science
Institute : Environment Climate and Sustainable Development
Environmental Studies
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 University of Zimbabwe.
| 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 |
National Diploma
Adult Education
Business Administration
Educational Administration
Educational Sciences
Information Technology
Law
Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Technology Education
Translation and Interpretation
Veterinary Science
Vocational Education
Bachelor Degree
Law
Bachelor Degree - Honours
Accountancy
Actuarial Science
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Equipment
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Anthropology
Applied Chemistry
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Architecture
Architecture and Planning
Art Education
Artificial Intelligence
Astronomy and Space Science
Automotive Engineering
Banking
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Biological and Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Business Administration
Business Computing
Chemical Engineering
Child Care and Development
Civil Engineering
Community Development
Computer Education
Computer Engineering
Computer Networks
Computer Science
Construction Engineering
Criminology
Crop Production
Cultural Studies
Curriculum
Dairy
Data Processing
Demography and Population
Development Studies
Dietetics
Ecology
Economics
Education
Educational Administration
Educational and Student Counselling
Educational Psychology
Educational Sciences
Educational Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Energy Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Studies
Farm Management
Finance
Food Science
Food Technology
Foreign Languages Education
Forensic Medicine and Dentistry
Forestry
Geography
Geological Engineering
Geology
Government
Health Education
Heritage Preservation
Horticulture
Hotel and Restaurant
Human Resources
Humanities and Social Science Education
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Industrial and Production Economics
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Engineering
Insurance
International Relations and Diplomacy
Irrigation
Laboratory Techniques
Law
Leadership
Leisure Studies
Logistics Management
Management
Marketing
Materials Engineering
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics Education
Meat and Poultry
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Medical Technology
Metallurgical Engineering
Meteorology
Mining Engineering
Native Language Education
Nutrition
Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Political Sciences
Power Engineering
Preschool Education
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Relations
Radiology
Real Estate
Religious Education
Science Education
Social and Community Services
Social Policy
Social Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Soil Management
Soil Science
Special Education
Statistics
Surveying and Mapping
Taxation
Technology Education
Telecommunications Engineering
Tourism
Transport and Communications
Transport Engineering
Treatment Techniques
Urban Studies
Veterinary Science
Waste Management
Water Management
Wildlife
Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Dentistry
Dental Surgery
Medicine
Surgery
Graduate Diploma
Education
Postgraduate Diploma
Accountancy
Anaesthesiology
Demography and Population
Education
Finance
Health Education
Information Management
Information Sciences
Law
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Public Administration
Social Sciences
Social Work
Surveying and Mapping
Master Degree
Accountancy
Actuarial Science
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Equipment
Agriculture
Agronomy
Anaesthesiology
Analytical Chemistry
Animal Husbandry
Anthropology
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Aquaculture
Architecture
Architecture and Planning
Art Education
Artificial Intelligence
Astronomy and Space Science
Automotive Engineering
Bilingual and Bicultural Education
Biological and Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
Botany
Business Administration
Business Computing
Child Care and Development
Clinical Psychology
Commercial Law
Communication Studies
Community Development
Community Health
Computer Engineering
Computer Networks
Computer Science
Constitutional Law
Cooking and Catering
Criminal Law
Criminology
Curriculum
Dairy
Data Processing
Demography and Population
Dental Surgery
Dentistry
Development Studies
Ecology
Econometrics
Economics
Education
Educational Administration
Educational Psychology
Educational Sciences
Educational Technology
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Energy Engineering
Entomology
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Management
Environmental Studies
Family Studies
Finance
Food Science
Food Technology
Foreign Languages Education
Forensic Medicine and Dentistry
Forestry
Gender Studies
Genetics
Geological Engineering
Geology
Government
Haematology
Harvest Technology
Health Education
Heritage Preservation
Higher Education Teacher Training
Horticulture
Hotel and Restaurant
Human Resources
Hydraulic Engineering
Immunology
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Industrial and Production Economics
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Engineering
Information Management
Information Sciences
International Business
International Law
International Relations and Diplomacy
Investment Analysis
Irrigation
Law
Leadership
Logistics Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mechatronics
Medical Technology
Metallurgical Engineering
Meteorology
Mineralogy
Mining Engineering
Molecular Biology
Music Education
Nanotechnology
Native Language
Nutrition
Pharmacy
Physical Education
Plant and Crop Protection
Political Sciences
Power Engineering
Preschool Education
Primary Education
Private Law
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Public Law
Radiology
Real Estate
Road Engineering
Sanitary Engineering
Science Education
Small Business
Social and Community Services
Social Policy
Social Sciences
Social Studies
Social Work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Soil Science
Statistics
Structural Architecture
Surgery
Surveying and Mapping
Technology Education
Telecommunications Engineering
Tourism
Town Planning
Transport and Communications
Transport Engineering
Urban Studies
Veterinary Science
Water Management
Welfare and Protective Services
Wildlife
Women's Studies
Master of Philosophy
Agriculture
Arts and Humanities
Behavioural Sciences
Business Administration
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Economics
Education
Engineering
Environmental Studies
Health Sciences
Law
Medicine
Mining Engineering
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Sustainable Development
Telecommunications Engineering
Veterinary Science
Doctorate
Agriculture
Arts and Humanities
Behavioural Sciences
Business Administration
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Economics
Education
Engineering
Environmental Studies
Health Sciences
Law
Medicine
Mining Engineering
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Sustainable Development
Telecommunications Engineering
Veterinary Science
Research profile
University of Zimbabwe has published 12,925 scientific papers with 275,338 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Environmental Science, Ecology, Sociology, Geography and Cartography, Political Science, Pathology, and Chemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
8,782
/ 213,033
|
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
7,627
/ 159,336
|
| Medicine |
7,556
/ 182,331
|
| Environmental Science |
7,115
/ 158,792
|
| Ecology |
4,497
/ 114,303
|
| Sociology |
4,465
/ 95,278
|
| Geography and Cartography |
4,429
/ 94,545
|
| Political Science |
4,205
/ 67,129
|
| Pathology |
4,109
/ 118,672
|
| Chemistry |
4,059
/ 101,804
|
| Engineering |
4,019
/ 98,725
|
| Law |
3,861
/ 63,462
|
| Genetics |
3,695
/ 95,693
|
| Computer Science |
3,371
/ 68,485
|
| Geology |
3,287
/ 84,687
|
| Economics |
3,124
/ 57,943
|
| Physics |
2,962
/ 70,122
|
| Psychology |
2,961
/ 60,638
|
| History |
2,934
/ 63,087
|
| Immunology |
2,684
/ 74,971
|
| Public Health |
2,678
/ 78,924
|
| Archaeology |
2,651
/ 58,900
|
| Mathematics |
2,498
/ 65,806
|
| Philosophy |
2,434
/ 32,207
|
| Biochemistry |
2,368
/ 60,874
|
| Development Studies |
2,335
/ 46,235
|
| Demography |
2,170
/ 68,010
|
| Paleontology |
2,165
/ 54,661
|
| Statistics |
2,149
/ 63,401
|
| Virology |
2,128
/ 61,775
|
| Business |
2,123
/ 32,700
|
| Family medicine |
2,054
/ 57,626
|
| Agricultural Science |
2,011
/ 50,077
|
| Organic chemistry |
1,845
/ 50,243
|
| Botany |
1,803
/ 46,282
|
| Psychiatry |
1,634
/ 41,823
|
| Surgery |
1,545
/ 44,123
|
| Nursing |
1,430
/ 33,387
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
1,425
/ 24,259
|
| Linguistics |
1,328
/ 17,212
|
Annual publication & citation counts
36 Notable alumni
1. Oppah Muchinguri
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
minister
Oppah Chamu Zvipange Muchinguri-Kashiri is a Zimbabwean politician who serves as minister of defence in the cabinet of Zimbabwe since 2018. She has also served as Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Women's Affairs. Muchinguri ran as the ZANU-PF candidate for Mutasa Central constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election, but was defeated by Trevor Saruwaka of the Movement...
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2. Betty Makoni
1971-. (aged 55)
activist
Hazviperi Betty Makoni is a Zimbabwean women's rights activist who in 1999 founded the Girl Child Network, a charity which supports Zimbabwe's young sex abuse victims. The network has since expanded to the US, Europe, and various countries in Africa.
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3. Sibusiso Moyo
1960-2021 (aged 61)
minister
military personnel
politician
Sibusiso Busi Moyo was a Zimbabwean politician and army Lieutenant general. He was noted for announcing the ousting of Robert Mugabe on national television during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état. He went on to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in the cabinet of Emmerson Mnangagwa from November 2017 until his death.
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4. Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo
1945-2013 (aged 68)
businessperson
Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo was a Zimbabwean nationalist who was part of the first group of Gonakudzingwa restriction camp political prisoners. He was also a pioneer insurance executive, business magnate, academic, philanthropist, conservationist, pioneer Indigenous businessman and entrepreneur.
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