List of Cheapest Universities in Kenya with Tuition Fees

Kenya is an African country located in the Eastern region, and it’s home to many wildlife like Lions, Elephants, and Rhinos. The capital city is Nairobi while other important cities are Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, etc. The country is the world’s 29th most populous whose economic development has been remarkable with steady growth in major sectors of Energy, Transport, Tourism, Agriculture, Industry and manufacturing, and Chinese investments.

1. Mount Kenya University

Year of establishment – 2000
Location – Thika
Average Tuition Fees – $300
Website – https://www.mku.ac.ke
This is the most affordable and a privately owned university founded by Prof. Simon N. Gicharu. The university has other campuses in the country offering various undergraduate and postgraduate programs for intending students.

2. Meru University of Science and Technology

Year of establishment – 2008
Location – Meru
Average Tuition Fees – $375
Website – https://www.must.ac.ke
This is a government-owned and one of the best technical universities with majors in Engineering, Information technology, Economics, Business, and nursing.

3. Kisii University

Year of establishment – 1965
Location – Kisii
Average Tuition Fees – $495
Website – https://www.kisiiuniversity.ac.ke
This is also a government-owned university, formerly established as a teacher’s training college but has transformed and gained university status since 2007 and became a fully-fledged university in 2013.

4. St. Paul’s University

Year of establishment – 1903
Location – Nairobi
Average Tuition Fees – $705
Website – https://www.spu.ac.ke
This is a private Christian university but not faith-based and thus admit students from all religion into her programs including Theology, health sciences, social science, computer science, etc.

5. Kenyatta University

Year of establishment – 1985
Location – Nairobi
Average Tuition Fees – $1250
Website – https://www.ku.ac.ke
Is a government-owned 3rd oldest university with the main campus of Kenyatta in Nairobi, and 12 other campuses across the country offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs.