University of Rwanda Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #7589 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #354 of 1,104 | In Africa |
| #1 of 24 | In Rwanda |
| #1 of 11 | In Kigali |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 66%
- Enrollment
- 27,073
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Master
- Website
- ur.ac.rw
- Languages
- English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 66% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate or equivalent, or foreign equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | September to May |
| Enrollment | 27,073 |
| Full time employee | 1,330 |
| Student:staff ratio | 20:1 |
We've calculated the 66% acceptance rate for University of Rwanda 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
| International studetns | Undergraduate: 900,000 for STEM programs and 600,000 for Non STEM programs Post-Graduate: Average 2,500,000 for a Master Program (RWF) |
|---|---|
| Local studetns | Undergraduate: 900,000 for STEM programs and 600,000 for Non STEM programs Post-Graduate: Average 2,500,000 for a Master Program (RWF) |
The University of Rwanda has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
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 Rwanda.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Business | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Ordinary Bachelor's Degree | Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Computer Science, Dentistry, Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Horticulture, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Irrigation, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Social Sciences, Veterinary Science |
|---|---|
| Bachelor Honours Degree | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Anaesthesiology, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Banking, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Business Computing, Business Education, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Crop Production, Dentistry, Design, Development Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, French, Health Sciences, Horticulture, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Insurance, International Economics, Irrigation, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Marketing, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Auxiliaries, Medical Technology, Medicine, Midwifery, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Ophthalmology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Public Health, Publishing and Book Trade, Real Estate, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Management, Soil Science, Statistics, Swahili, Technology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Management, Veterinary Science, Water Management, Zoology |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery | Medicine |
| Postgraduate Certificate | Nursing |
| Postgraduate Diploma | Education, Educational and Student Counselling, Medicine, Technology Education, Vocational Education |
| Master | Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Business Administration, Chemistry, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Computer Engineering, Curriculum, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Gender Studies, Health Administration, History of Law, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Law, Medical Technology, Medicine, Meteorology, Natural Resources, Nursing, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacy, Physics, Public Administration, Public Health, Road Engineering, Social Sciences, Soil Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Economics, Transport Engineering, Water Management, Water Science |
| PhD | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Applied Mathematics, Banking, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Econometrics, Education, Educational Psychology, Environmental Engineering, Epidemiology, Forestry, Gender Studies, Health Administration, History, Human Resources, Human Rights, Inorganic Chemistry, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Organic Chemistry, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Therapy, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Work, Software Engineering, Soil Science, Statistics, Translation and Interpretation, Veterinary Science |
Notable alumni
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Agnes Binagwaho
- Born in
-
Rwanda - Occupations
- pediatricianpoliticianvice chancellor
- Biography
-
Agnes Binagwaho is a Rwandan Politian, pediatrician and co-founder and the former vice chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity. In 1996, she returned to Rwanda where she provided clinical care in the public sector as well as held many positions including the position of Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health of Rwanda from October 2008 until May 2011 and Minister of Health from May 2011 until July 2016. She has been a professor of global health delivery practice since 2016 and a professor of pediatrics since 2017 at the University of Global Health Equity. She resides in Kigali.
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Koulsy Lamko
- Occupations
- university teachernovelistplaywrightcultural activistwriter
- Biography
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Koulsy Lamko is a Chadian-born playwright, poet, novelist and university lecturer. Born in Dadouar, Lamko left his country for Burkina Faso in 1979 due to the beginning of the civil war. There, he became acquainted with Thomas Sankara and involved with the Institute of Black Peoples in Ouagadougou. Lamko spent ten years promoting community theater in Burkina Faso through the Theater of the Community and helped found the International Festival of Theatre for Development. Some of his poetry was published in Revue Noire in 1994. In 1997 he co-released the album Bir Ki Mbo of mixed poetry and music in tribute to Sankara in collaboration with Stéphane Scott and Rémi Stengel. A regular attendant at the Limousin Festival International des Francophonies, he briefly lived in Limoges, France. He then moved to Rwanda, where he read for his doctorate at the National University in Butare while founding the university's Center for the Arts and the Theater and teaching theater and creative writing. His doctoral thesis was on emerging theatrical aesthetics in Africa. His experience in Rwanda led him to write his novel, La phalène des collines ("The butterfly of the hills"), about the 1994 genocide.
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Uzziel Ndagijimana
- Occupations
- economistacademicinternational forum participantlecturer
- Biography
-
Uzziel Ndagijimana is a Rwandan economist who has been serving as Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in the government of President Paul Kagame since 2018.
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Solina Nyirahabimana
- Born in
- Rwanda
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Solina Nyirahabimana is a Rwandan diplomat and politician who has served as the Minister of State in Charge of Constitution and Legal Affairs since 2020. She was previously appointed cabinet Minister of Gender and Family Promotion in the Rwandan cabinet on 18 October 2018.
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Clarisse Iribagiza
- Occupations
- computer scientist
- Biography
-
Clarisse Iribagiza is a computer scientist in Rwanda. She is the CEO and co-founder of the mobile technology company HeHe Limited and she is one of the UNCTAD's seven "eTrade for Women Advocates from the developing world". She was previously the winner of the East African entrepreneur reality TV show Inspire Africa Season 1.
University of Rwanda faculties and divisions
| College : Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine | Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Production, Food Science, Forestry, Horticulture, Irrigation, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Soil Management, Soil Science, Veterinary Science, Water Management |
|---|---|
| College : Arts and Social Sciences | Administration, Arts and Humanities, Communication Arts, English, French, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Political Sciences, Publishing and Book Trade, Social Sciences, Swahili, Translation and Interpretation |
| College : Business and Economics | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Banking, Business Administration, Business Computing, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Insurance, International Economics, Marketing, Statistics, Transport Management |
| College : Education | Business Education, Education, Foreign Languages Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics Education, Physical Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Secondary Education |
| College : Medicine and Health Sciences | Anaesthesiology, Clinical Psychology, Community Health, Dentistry, Dietetics, Health Sciences, Medical Auxiliaries, Medical Technology, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition, Ophthalmology, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health |
| College : Science and Technology | Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Architecture, Biology, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Real Estate, Technology |
General information
| Alternative names | UR |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| Accreditation | Higher Education Council |
| Motto | Excellence in Education and Service to the People |
| Colors | blue, white |
Location and contacts
| Address | PO BOX 4285 Kigali Rwanda |
|---|---|
| City population | 1,157,000 |