USIU is one of the best private universities in Kenya. The fees structure varies based on a specific program an individual enrolls for. In 2018, the institution’s fees structure is as follows:
Fees Structure – East Africa
| Undergraduate Programs Per Semester ** | *Kshs | ||
| Tuition (12 units @ 7,750) | 93,000 | ||
| Library Fee | 5,000 | ||
| Medical Fee | 2,000 | ||
| Student Activity Fee | 800 | ||
| IT Lab Fee | 5,000 | ||
| 105,800 | |||
| Undergraduate – Bachelor of Pharmacy Per Semester ** | *Kshs | ||
| Tuition (23 units @ 6,231.50) | 143,324.50 | ||
| Library Fee | 5,000 | ||
| Medical Fee | 2,000 | ||
| Student Activity Fee | 800 | ||
| Pharmacy Lab Fee | 10,150 | ||
| 161,274.50 | |||
| Undergraduate – BSc Applied Computer Technology (APT) & BSc Information Systems Technology (IST) Per Semester ** | *Kshs | ||
| Tuition (15 units @ 6,380) | 95,700 | ||
| Library Fee | 5,000 | ||
| Medical Fee | 2,000 | ||
| Student Activity Fee | 800 | ||
| IT Lab Fee | 5,000 | ||
| 108,500 | |||
| Room & Board (Double) Per Semester | |||
| Room Only (Double) | 30,000 | ||
| 7 Day Meal plan @ 470 per day | 46,060 | ||
| Medical Fee (Health Insurance) for Boarding Students and International Students | 8,000 | ||
| Caution Money (Refundable & payable once) | |||||||
| Boarding Students | 4,550 | ||||||
| Day Students | 2,000 | ||||||
| Quality Assurance (CUE) Charged annually (Non – Refundable) | |||||||
| Undergraduate | 1,000 | ||||||
| Graduate | 1,500 | ||||||
| Doctoral | 2,000 | ||||||
| Other Fees | |||||||
| Add/ Drop Fee per course | 500 | ||||||
| Admission Application Fee (Non-Refundable) | 3,000 | ||||||
| Re-admission Application Fee | 3,000 | ||||||
| Late Registration Fee | 2,000 | ||||||
| Alumni Association Fee (Annual) | 1,000 | ||||||
| Audit Fee (per course) | 50% of Tuition | ||||||
| Computer Lab & IT Fee | 5,000 | ||||||
| Graduation Fee (payable once) | 5,000 | ||||||
| Hotel & Restaurant Management Lab Fee | 4,500 | ||||||
| ID Card Replacement | 1,500 | ||||||
| Journalism Lab Fee | 4,500 | ||||||
| Pupil’s Pass Fee (Non-East Africans Only) | 5,050 | ||||||
| Re-Entry Visa Fee | 1,000 | ||||||
| Alien Registration Fee | 2,000 | ||||||
| Transcript Fees: Official | 500 | ||||||
| Unofficial | 250 | ||||||
| Transcript Postage Fees: Africa | 400 | ||||||
| Outside Africa | 800 | ||||||
| Credit Transfer Fee per course | 2,000 | ||||||
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MASTERS FEES STRUCTURE
Master of Business Administration (MBA)** |
*Kshs | ||||||
| Tuition (9 units @ 11,500) | 103,500 | ||||||
| Library Fee | 5,000 | ||||||
| Medical Fee | 2,000 | ||||||
| Student Activity Fee | 800 | ||||||
| 111,300 | |||||||
| Master of Science in Management and Organization Development (MOD)** | *Kshs | ||||||
| Tuition (9 units @ 11,500) | 103,500 | ||||||
| Library Fee | 5,000 | ||||||
| Medical Fee | 2,000 | ||||||
| Student Activity Fee | 800 | ||||||
| IT Lab Fee | 5,000 | ||||||
| 116,300 | |||||||
| Master of Arts in International Relations (MIR)** | *Kshs | ||||||
| Tuition (9 Units @ 11,500) | 103,500 | ||||||
| Library Fee | 5,000 | ||||||
| Medical Fee | 2,000 | ||||||
| Student Activity Fee | 800 | ||||||
| 111,300 | |||||||
| Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology** | *Kshs | ||||||
| Tuition (9 Units @ 11,500) | 103,500 | ||||||
| Library Fee | 5,000 | ||||||
| Medical Fee | 2,000 | ||||||
| Student Activity Fee | 800 | ||||||
| 111,300 | |||||||
| MBA (Global Business Management) & MBA (Health Leadership & Management) | (KSH.) | ||||||
| Tuition (1 unit @ 15,957.78 ) | |||||||
| Semester I Cost (Tuition: 12 Units) Incl. Library, Medical & Student Activities Fee | 201,293.36 | ||||||
| Semester II Cost (Tuition: 15 Units) Incl. Library, Medical & Student Activities Fee | 248,666.70 | ||||||
| Semester III Cost (Tuition: 18 Units) Incl. Library, Medical & Student Activities Fee | 300,040.04 | ||||||
| TOTAL PROGRAM FEE (45 Units) | 750,000.10 | ||||||
| Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology | (KSH.) | ||||||
| Tuition (9 units @ 14000) | 126,000.00 | ||||||
| Library Fee | 5,000.00 | ||||||
| Medical Fee | 2,000.00 | ||||||
| Student Activities Fee | 800.00 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 133,800.00 | ||||||
| Master of Arts in Communication Studies | (KSH.) | ||||||
| Tuition (9 units @ 11,500) | 103,500 | ||||||
| Library Fee | 5,000.00 | ||||||
| Medical Fee | 2,000.00 | ||||||
| Student Activities Fee | 800.00 | ||||||
| Journalism Lab Fee (Where applicable) | 4500.00 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 113,300.00 | ||||||
| Master of Science in Information Systems & Technology** | (KSH.) | ||||||
| Tuition (9 units @ 11,500) | 103,500.00 | ||||||
| Library Fee | 5,000.00 | ||||||
| Medical Fee | 2,000.00 | ||||||
| Student Activities Fee | 800.00 | ||||||
| I.T. Lab Fee (Where applicable) | 5,000.00 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 111,300.00 | ||||||
| Room & Board (Double) Per Semester | |||||||
| Room Only | 30,000 | ||||||
| 7 Day Meal plan @ 470 per day | 46,060 | ||||||
| Medical Fee for Boarding Students and International Students | 8,000 | ||||||
| Caution Money (Refundable) | |||
| Boarding Students | 4,550 | ||
| Day Students | 2,000 | ||
| Quality Assurance (CUE) Charged annually (Non – Refundable) | |||
| Undergraduate | 1,000 | ||
| Graduate | 1,500 | ||
| Doctoral | 2,000 | ||
| Other Fees | |||
| Add/ Drop Fee per course | 500 | ||
| Admission Application Fee (Non-Refundable) | 3,000 | ||
| Re-admission Application Fee | 3,000 | ||
| Late Registration Fee | 2,000 | ||
| Alumni Association Fee (Annual) | 1,000 | ||
| Audit Fee (per course) | 50% of Tuition | ||
| Computer Lab & IT Fee | 5,000 | ||
| Graduation Fee (payable once) | 5,000 | ||
| Hotel & Restaurant Management Lab Fee | 4,500 | ||
| ID Card Replacement | 1,500 | ||
| Journalism Lab Fee | 4,500 | ||
| Pupil’s Pass Fee (Non-East Africans Only) | 5,050 | ||
| Re-Entry Visa Fee | 1,000 | ||
| Alien Registration Fee | 2,000 | ||
| Transcript Fees: Official | 500 | ||
| Unofficial | 250 | ||
| Transcript Postage Fees: Africa | 400 | ||
| Outside Africa | 800 | ||
| Credit Transfer Fee per course | 2,000 | ||
PHD FEES STRUCTURE
| Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) | (KSH.) | ||
| Tuition (9 units @ 16000) | 144,000.00 | ||
| Library Fee | 5,000.00 | ||
| Medical Fee | 2,000.00 | ||
| Student Activities Fee | 800.00 | ||
| IT Lab Fee | 5,000 | ||
| TOTAL | 156,800.00 | ||
| Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Clinical Psychology | (KSH.) | ||
| Tuition (9 units @ 16000) | 144,00.00 | ||
| Library Fee | 5,000.00 | ||
| Medical Fee | 2,000.00 | ||
| Student Activities Fee | 800.00 | ||
| IT Lab Fee | 5,000 | ||
| TOTAL | 151,800.00 | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations (DIR) | (KSH.) | ||
| Tuition (9 units @ 10,000.00) | 90,000.00 | ||
| Library Fee | 5,000.00 | ||
| Medical Fee | 2,000.00 | ||
| Student Activities Fee | 800.00 | ||
| IT Lab Fee | 5,000 | ||
| TOTAL | 97,800.00 | ||
| Quality Assurance (CUE) Charged annually (Non – Refundable) | |||
| Undergraduate | 1,000 | ||
| Graduate | 1,500 | ||
| Doctoral | 2,000 | ||
| Other Fees | |||
| Add/ Drop Fee per course | 500 | ||
| Admission Application Fee (Non-Refundable) | 3,000 | ||
| Re-admission Application Fee | 3,000 | ||
| Late Registration Fee | 2,000 | ||
| Alumni Association Fee (Annual) | 1,000 | ||
| Audit Fee (per course) | 50% of Tuition | ||
| Computer Lab & IT Fee | 5,000 | ||
| Graduation Fee (payable once) | 5,000 | ||
| Hotel & Restaurant Management Lab Fee | 4,500 | ||
| ID Card Replacement | 1,500 | ||
| Journalism Lab Fee | 4,500 | ||
| Pupil’s Pass Fee (Non-East Africans Only) | 5,050 | ||
| Re-Entry Visa Fee | 1,000 | ||
| Alien Registration Fee | 2,000 | ||
| Transcript Fees: Official | 500 | ||
| Unofficial | 250 | ||
| Transcript Postage Fees: Africa | 400 | ||
| Outside Africa | 800 | ||
| Credit Transfer Fee per course | 2,000 | ||
*Non-East Africans will pay 30% above local rates for tuition and all mandatory charges i.e. tuition, Library,Medical and student activity fees.
** Fees are subject to an annual review.
*** Project / Thesis: Graduate students are required to be continuously enrolled during every semester while their thesis / Project remains incomplete.
In the first semester, the project/thesis is charged as a full three (3) unit graduate course, while the two (2)subsequent terms are charged at 50% of the tuition. Other charges remain the same.
If the project / thesis extends beyond the third term, then tuition reverts to full charge.
If you are paying in US$ note that: USD Exchange Rates are fixed every semester for non-east Africans, while the rate varies daily for East Africans
Disclaimer: USIU reserves the right to modify entries in this publication. Any policy, if changed, may be republished in an appendix or distributed to all students and relevant parties.
If you are paying in US$ note that:USD Exchange Rate will vary based on semester rate in the system and are Subject to change every semester.
Before you enroll for any course in USIU,you have to be armed with knowledge on the best degree program in Kenya.Below is a list of courses to choose from:
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- International Relations
- Bachelor of Statistics
- Bachelor of Law
- Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery
- Bachelor of Procurement & Purchasing
- Bachelor of Actuarial Science
- Bachelor of Pharmacy
- Bachelor of Computer Science,Bachelor of Software Engineering
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelor of Special Needs Education
You will also note that the best courses are those that guarantee self-employment after college. This is because the number of graduates in the country has overstretched the employment sector, which has resulted to over 52% of Kenyans staring at poverty due to unemployment.
