T C U - Universities Registered Tanzania
LIST OF UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS IN TANZANIA AS OF MARCH 01-2025
As of March 2025, the number of approved university institutions operating in Tanzania is 50, whereas 19 are public-owned and 31 are private-owned university institutions.The public is hereby notified that any university institution which does not appear in this list is NOT authorised to offer university education in Tanzania in line with the Universities Act, Cap. 346.
| NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY | HEAD OFFICE | TYPE |
| University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Public University |
| Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) View Programmes | Morogoro | Public University |
| Open University of Tanzania (OUT) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Public University |
| State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) View Programmes | Zanzibar | Public University |
| Mzumbe University (MU) View Programmes | Morogoro | Public University |
| Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) View Programmes | Arusha | Public University |
| Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Public University |
| Ardhi University (ARU) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Public University |
| University of Dodoma (UDOM) View Programmes | Dodoma | Public University |
| Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) View Programmes | Mbeya | Public University |
| Moshi Cooperative University (MoCU) View Programmes | Moshi | Public University |
| Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology (MJNUAT) View Programmes | Musoma | Public University |
| Kairuki University (KU), formerly HKMU View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT) View Programmes | Zanzibar | Private University |
| KCMC University View Programmes | Moshi | Private University |
| St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) View Programmes | Mwanza | Private University |
| Zanzibar University (ZU) View Programmes | Zanzibar | Private University |
| Tumaini University Makumira (TUMA) View Programmes | Arusha | Private University |
| Aga Khan University (AKU) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS) View Programmes | Mwanza | Private University |
| University of Arusha (UoA) View Programmes | Arusha | Private University |
| St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU) View Programmes | Mbeya | Private University |
| Muslim University of Morogoro (MUM) View Programmes | Morogoro | Private University |
| Mwenge Catholic University (MWECAU) View Programmes | Moshi | Private University |
| University of Iringa (UoI) View Programmes | Iringa | Private University |
| St. John's University of Tanzania (SJUT) View Programmes | Dodoma | Private University |
| Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| United African University of Tanzania (UAUT) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| Ruaha Catholic University (RUCU) View Programmes | Iringa | Private University |
| Mwanza University (MzU) View Programmes | Mwanza | Private University |
| Catholic University of Mbeya (CUoM), formerly CUCoM View Programmes | Mbeya | Private University |
| Dar es Salaam Tumaini University (DarTU), formerly TUDARCo View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| Rabininsia Memorial University of Health and Allied Sciences (RMUHAS) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| Islamic University of East Africa (IUEA) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Public University College |
| Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE) View Programmes | Iringa | Public University College |
| Mzumbe University – Dar es Salaam Campus College (MU – Dar es Salaam Campus College) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Public University College |
| Mzumbe University – Mbeya Campus College (MU – Mbeya Campus College) View Programme | Mbeya | Public University College |
| Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences (MCHAS) View Programmes | Mbeya | Public University College |
| Mbeya University of Science and Technology – Rukwa Campus College (MUST – RC) View Programmes | Rukwa | Public University College |
| Sokoine University of Agriculture – Mizengo Pinda Campus College (SUA – MPC) View Programmes | Katavi | Public University College |
| Stefano Moshi Memorial University College (SMMUCo) View Programmes | Moshi | Private University College |
| Archbishop Mihayo University College of Tabora (AMUCTA) View Programmes | Tabora | Private University College |
| Jordan University College (JUCo) View Programmes | Morogoro | Private University College |
| St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SFUCHAS) View Programmes | Morogoro | Private University College |
| Stella Maris Mtwara University College (STeMMUCo) View Programmes | Mtwara | Private University College |
| Marian University College (MARUCo) View Programmes | Bagamoyo | Private University College |
| St. Joseph University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SJCHAS) View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University College |
| Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) View Programmes | Zanzibar | Public University Campus, Centre and Institute |
| Kizumbi Institute of Cooperative Business Education (KICoB) View Programmes | Shinyanga | Public University Campus, Centre and Institute |
| St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Centre View Programmes | Dar es Salaam | Private University Campus, Centre and Institute |
| Stefano Moshi Memorial University College, Mwika Centre View Programmes | Moshi | Private University Campus, Centre and Institute |
| St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Arusha Centre View Programmes | Arusha | Private University Campus, Centre and Institute |
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