List of universities in Rwanda. The Government of Rwanda is supporting the transformation of higher education so that it is fit for purpose and internationally credible. Rwanda universities and the Higher Education system are required to deliver graduates, research, consultancy services, and community engagement to support the social and economic development of Rwanda. Prior to 2012, the Rwandan government provided free education in state-run schools for nine years: six years in primary and three years following a common secondary program. In 2012, this started to be expanded to 12 years. A 2015 study suggests that while enrollment rates in primary schools are “near-ubiquity”, rates of completion are low and repetition rates high. While schooling is fee-free, there is an expectation that parents should contribute to the cost of their children’s education by providing them with materials, supporting teacher development, and making a contribution to school construction. According to the government, these costs should not be a basis for the exclusion of children from education, however. There are many private schools across the country, some church-run, which follow the same syllabus but charge fees. From 1994 until 2009, secondary education was offered in either French or English; because of the country’s increasing ties with the East African Community and the Commonwealth, only the English syllabi are now offered. The country has a number of institutions of tertiary education. In 2013, the public University of Rwanda (UR) was created out of a merger of the former National University of Rwanda and the country’s other public higher education institutions. In 2013, the gross enrollment ratio for tertiary education in Rwanda was 7.9%, from 3.6% in 2006. The country’s literacy rate, defined as those aged 15 or over who can read and write, was 71% in 2009, up from 38% in 1978 and 58% in 1991
University of Rwanda
The National University of Rwanda is the largest university in Rwanda. The university has 9 faculties, comprises: Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Agriculture; Faculty of Arts, Media and Social Sciences; Faculty of Applied Sciences; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Science; Faculty of Economics and Management; School of Public Health; School for Foundation Language Skills. View the University of Rwanda website
Kigali Independent University
Kigali Independent University is a private Institution that was founded in 1996. Kigali Independent University’s mission is to provide people with a training which may enable them to become actors and organisers of a complete development of our nation. Faculties include:Faculty of Economics and Business Studies; Faculty of Social Sciences; Faculty of Computer Sciences; Department of Computer Science; Faculty of Law. View the Kigali Independent University website
The Adventist University
The Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA) is committed to provide Christ-centered quality education founded on a holistic approach that prepares people for the service of this life and the life to come. The Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA) is to be a centre of excellence in undergraduate and graduate programmes. Quality shall be the hallmark of all its undertaking including research and service delivery to its Students, Faculty, Staff and the Community at large. View the Adventist University website
Other Institutions in Rwanda( universities in Rwanda)Post-secondary institutions
As at December 2015, there are 34 institutions of higher education in Rwanda, 11 public and 23 private. In 2013, the government of Rwanda merged all public universities, leading to one public university, University of Rwanda, with six colleges.
Public university
- University of Rwanda (UR)
- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS)College of Business and Economics (CBE)College of Education (CE)College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS)College of Science and Technology (CST)
Public integrated polytechnics and colleges
- Gishari Integrated Polytechnic (GIP)Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILPD)Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Ngoma(IPRC-Ngoma)Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Kigali (IPRC-Kigali)Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Huye (IPRC-Hye)Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Karongi (IPRC-Karongi)Musanze Polytechnic College (Musanze Campus)Rwanda Teachers College (RTC)Tumba College of Technology (TCT)Community Integrated Polytechnic (CIP)Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Rusizi(IPRC-Rusizi)
Public nursing schools
- Byumba School of Nursing And MidwiferyKibungo School of Nursing And MidwiferyNyagatare School of Nursing And MidwiferyRwamagana School of Nursing
IPrivate universities
- Easter African christian college (EACC)Kigali Integrated College (KIC)University of Kigali (UoK)Ruli Higher Institute of Health (RHIH)University of Lay Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK)Adventist University of Central and East Africa (AUCA)African Leadership University (ALU)Akilah Institute for Women, Kigali (AIWKCarnegie Mellon University Rwanda (CMURCatholic Institute of Kabgayi (ICK)Catholic University of Rwanda (CUR)Christian University of Rwanda (CHUR).Closed in 2020 by the Government of Rwanda. Hanika Anglican Integrated Polytechnic (HAIP)Universite de Kibungo (UNIK)Unicaf University Rwanda (UUR)Muhabura Integrated Polytechnic College (MIPC)Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri (INES)Institut Superirieur Pedagogiqe de Gitwe (ISPG)Kibogora Polytechnic (KP)Premier ECDE Teachers College (PECDTC) Kigali Independent University (ULK)KIM University[17]Mount Kenya University Kigali Campus (MKU Kigali)Protestant Institute of Arts & Social Sciences (PIASS)University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies (UTB)University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB)
