University of Zimbabwe: Statistics

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#2346 of 14,131 In the World
#44 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 18 In Zimbabwe
#1 of 5 In Harare
#165 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
Top50% For 111 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Website
www.uz.ac.zw
Languages
English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate18%
Admissions RequirementsGeneral Certificate of Education (GCE) or equivalent at Advanced ('A') level
Academic CalendarMarch to November (March - June; August-November)
Enrollment20,399

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.

Research profile

University of Zimbabwe has published 12,529 scientific papers with 257,511 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, Chemistry, and Pathology.

Publications
12,529
Citations
257,511

University of Zimbabwe majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
8,519 / 199,856
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
7,428 / 148,444
Medicine
7,308 / 170,283
Environmental Science
6,964 / 148,578
Ecology
4,414 / 106,662
Sociology
4,367 / 88,905
Geography and Cartography
4,319 / 88,163
Political Science
4,111 / 62,091
Chemistry
3,967 / 96,191
Pathology
3,950 / 110,966
Engineering
3,919 / 92,731
Law
3,792 / 58,654
Genetics
3,578 / 90,582
Computer Science
3,263 / 64,151
Geology
3,250 / 79,692
Economics
3,054 / 53,277
Physics
2,895 / 66,257
Psychology
2,893 / 56,195
History
2,876 / 58,421
Archaeology
2,601 / 54,439
Public Health
2,576 / 73,252
Immunology
2,568 / 70,923
Mathematics
2,456 / 61,853
Philosophy
2,376 / 29,603
Biochemistry
2,301 / 57,765
Development Studies
2,287 / 42,520
Paleontology
2,150 / 51,897
Demography
2,123 / 63,978
Statistics
2,117 / 59,522
Business
2,095 / 30,238
Virology
2,018 / 57,696
Agricultural Science
1,964 / 46,427
Family medicine
1,961 / 54,000
Organic Chemistry
1,825 / 47,632
Botany
1,768 / 43,883
Psychiatry
1,593 / 38,775
Surgery
1,498 / 41,350
Quantum and Particle physics
1,400 / 22,881
Nursing
1,393 / 30,556
Linguistics
1,296 / 15,868

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 175 564
1993 191 662
1994 196 731
1995 205 871
1996 182 898
1997 202 1073
1998 208 1281
1999 203 1412
2000 238 1691
2001 209 1926
2002 208 2324
2003 204 2788
2004 185 2957
2005 182 3258
2006 171 3928
2007 182 4180
2008 172 4827
2009 134 5539
2010 233 6239
2011 244 6772
2012 274 8219
2013 363 9132
2014 379 10424
2015 401 10285
2016 473 10504
2017 548 11025
2018 556 11873
2019 568 13979
2020 763 18588
2021 871 21493
2022 877 22747
2023 806 24443
2024 617 23813
Academic rankings

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.

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 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 Dental Surgery, Law, Medicine, Surgery
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
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

University of Zimbabwe alumni

  1. Grace Mugabe

    Grace Mugabe
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Grace Ntombizodwa Mugabe is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur, politician and the widow of the late President Robert Mugabe. She served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe from 1996 until her husband's resignation in November 2017, a week after he was ousted from power. Starting as a secretary to Mugabe, she rose in the ranks of the ruling ZANU–PF party to become the head of its Women's League and a key figure in the Generation 40 faction. At the same time, she gained a reputation for privilege and extravagance during a period of economic turmoil in the country. She was given the nickname Gucci Grace due to her extravagance. She was expelled from the party, with other G40 members, during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état.

  2. Lucian Msamati

    Lucian Msamati
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    playwrighttelevision actorstage actoractor
    Biography

    Lucian Gabriel Wiina Msamati is a Zimbabwean actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in theatre, film, television and radio. His notable screen roles include Salladhor Saan in the HBO series Game of Thrones, J.L.B. Matekoni in the BBC/HBO adaptation of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, David Runihura in the Netflix/BBC thriller Black Earth Rising, Ed Dumani in the Sky/AMC series Gangs of London and Cardinal Adeyemi in Conclave.

  3. Nelson Chamisa

    Nelson Chamisa
    Born in
    Zimbabwe Flag Zimbabwe
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Nelson Chamisa is a Zimbabwean politician and the former President of the Citizens Coalition For Change. He served as Member of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe for Kuwadzana East, Harare. Chamisa was the MDC Alliance's candidate for president in the 2018 general election, having previously been the leader of the party's youth assembly. He was the Presidential candidate for the Citizens Coalition for Change in the 2023 Zimbabwean Presidential election. He has served as the former chairperson of national youth for the same party as well as the Secretary for Information and Publicity for the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). In 2003, at the age of 25, Chamisa became the youngest Member of Parliament. Chamisa was also the youngest cabinet minister in Government of National Unity of Zimbabwe in 2009.

  4. John McDowell

    John McDowell
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1942-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    university teacherphilosopher
    Biography

    John Henry McDowell FBA is a South African philosopher, formerly a fellow of University College, Oxford, and now university professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Although he has written on metaphysics, epistemology, ancient philosophy, nature, and meta-ethics, McDowell's most influential work has been in the philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. McDowell was one of three recipients of the 2010 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Distinguished Achievement Award, and is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the British Academy.

All 36 notable alumni

University of Zimbabwe faculties and divisions

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

General information

Alternative names UZ
Founded 1955
Accreditation Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE)
Motto Knowledge, Diligence, Integrity
Colors blue, gold, white, red

Location and contacts

Address P.O. Box MP167 Mt Pleasant
Harare
Zimbabwe
City population 2,150,000

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