List of universities in Rwanda explained

This is a list of universities in Rwanda.

Post-secondary institutions

As at December 2015, there are 34 institutions of higher education in Rwanda, 11 public and 23 private.^[1] In 2013, the government of Rwanda merged all public universities, leading to one public university, University of Rwanda, with six colleges.^{[2] [3]}

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 college

• 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)
• Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Tumba (IPRC-Tumba)
• Community Integrated Polytechnic (CIP)
• Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Rusizi(IPRC-Rusizi)
• IPRC Kitabi

Public nursing schools

• Byumba School of Nursing And Midwifery
• Kibungo School of Nursing And Midwifery
• Nyagatare School of Nursing And Midwifery
• Rwamagana School of Nursing

Private universities

• Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA)
• Eastern African Christian College (EACC)
• Kigali Integrated College (KIC)
• University of Kigali (UoK)^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Ruli Higher Institute of Health (RHIH)^[7]
• University of Lay Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK)
• Adventist University of Central and East Africa (AUCA)
• African Leadership University (ALU)
• Akilah Institute for Women, Kigali (AIWK)^[8]
• East African University Rwanda
• Carnegie Mellon University Rwanda (CMUR)^[9]
• Catholic Institute of Kabgayi (ICK)^[10]
• Catholic University of Rwanda (CUR)^[11]
• Christian University of Rwanda (CHUR).^[12] Closed in 2020 by Government of Rwanda.^[13]
• Hanika Anglican Integrated Polytechnic (HAIP)
• University Of Kibungo (UNIK)
• Muhabura Integrated Polytechnic College (MIPC)
• Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri (INES)
• Institut Superieur Pedagogique de Gitwe (ISPG)
• Kibogora Polytechnic (KP)
• Premier ECDE Teachers College (PECDTC) ^{[14] [15] [16]}
• Kigali Independent University (ULK)
• KIM University^[17]
• Mount Kenya University Kigali Campus (MKU Kigali)^[18]
• Protestant Institute of Arts & Social Sciences (PIASS)
• University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies (UTB)^[19]
• University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB)
• University of Global Health Equity

Notes and References

1. Web site: 29 December 2015. List of Institutions of Higher Education In Rwanda. RMOED. Rwanda Ministry of Education (RMOED). 29 December 2015.
2. Web site: 29 December 2015. Institutes of higher learning to merge with University of Rwanda. 16 August 2015. Emmanuel. Rutayisire. The EastAfrican. Nairobi.
3. Web site: 5 April 2013. Rwanda moves on with One University plan. 29 December 2015. Charles. Kwizera. The Independent (Uganda). Kampala.
4. Web site: Video: University of Kigali introduces post-graduate programmes . March 2015. 29 December 2015. Editorial. . Kigali.
5. Web site: en.igihe.com . University of Kigali: "An Icon of Academic Excellency".
6. Web site: University of Kigali . 29 May 2015 . Igihe.com.
7. Web site: Overview of Ruli Higher Institute of Health . . 29 January 2019 . 29 January 2019 . Kigali Roman Catholic Archdiocese.
8. Web site: Elizabeth Dearborn Davis, CEO and Co-Founder of The Akilah Institute . 29 December 2015 . 2015 . London Speaker Bureau (LSB) . LSB.
9. Web site: Carnegie Mellon University to Open Campus in Rwanda, a Milestone for Africa . 29 December 2015 . 14 September 2011 . Chronicle.com . Wilhelm . Ian.
10. Web site: About Catholic Institute of Kabgayi . International Federation of Catholic Universities Quoting Catholic Institute of Kabgayi . 29 January 2019 . 29 January 2019 . Catholic Institute of Kabgayi . Muhanga.
11. Web site: New Catholic University opens. 29 December 2015. 10 July 2010. Paul. Ntambara. New Times (Rwanda). Kigali.
12. Web site: New Catholic University opens. 29 December 2015. 10 July 2010. Paul. Ntambara. New Times (Rwanda). Kigali.
13. Web site: 2020-07-06 . Two more universities shut down by education ministry . 2022-03-11 . The New Times Rwanda . en.
14. Web site: Rwanda's first nursery teacher training school . . 18 April 2014 . 29 January 2019 . Sylvia Rugina.
15. Web site: First Lady calls for more effort to promote early childhood development . 29 January 2019 . 17 June 2017 . . Donah Mbabazi . Kigali.
16. Web site: 29 January 2019 . . 19 June 2017 . First Lady's speech at the 1st Graduation of the Premier ECDE College - Kigali, 16 June 2017. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Gff5-j44rVI . 2021-12-21 . live. .
17. Web site: Kigali Institute of Management rebrands to KIM University . 30 March 2016 . 29 January 2019 . . Times Reporter . Kigali.
18. Web site: Third Kenyan varsity to open Rwanda campus in 2016. Mugambi. Mutegi. 28 December 2015. 29 December 2015. The EastAfrican. Nairobi.
19. Web site: About University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies . . 27 September 2016 . 29 January 2019 . Times Reporter .