Universities Registered in Tanzania By TCU
The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) is a government agency which was established on the 1st July 2005, under the Universities Act, Cap. 346 of the Laws of Tanzania with a legal mandate to recognise, register and accredit universities in Tanzania.
It also regulates local or foreign university-level programmes, coordinates the proper functioning of universities and ensures a harmonised higher education system in the country.
FUNCTIONS OF TCU Tanzania
The TCU implements the National Education Policy through its functions which can be clustered into three major areas:
1. Regulatory Function: Ensures quality assurance by evaluating universities, programmes, and systems. Validates programmes, accredits institutions, and evaluates university awards for use in Tanzania.
2. Advisory Function: Advises the government and public on university education, policy formulation, and international higher education issues.
3. Supportive Function: Coordinates university operations, students’ admissions, and provides training in areas like quality assurance, leadership, entrepreneurship, and resource mobilization.
What is University?
A university is an institution that provides education and training leading to intermediate and full academic or professional qualifications, such as certificates, diplomas, and degrees.
Universities Registered in Tanzania By TCU
| S/N | NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY | HEAD OFFICE | TYPE |
| 1 | University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) | Dar es Salaam | Public University |
| 2 | Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) | Morogoro | Public University |
| 3 | Open University of Tanzania (OUT) | Dar es Salaam | Public University |
| 4 | State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) | Zanzibar | Public University |
| 5 | Mzumbe University (MU) | Morogoro | Public University |
| 6 | Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) | Arusha | Public University |
| 7 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) | Dar es Salaam | Public University |
| 8 | Ardhi University (ARU) | Dar es Salaam | Public University |
| University of Dodoma (UDOM) | Dodoma | Public University | |
| 10 | Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) | Mbeya | Public University |
| 11 | Moshi Cooperative University (MoCU) | Moshi | Public University |
| 12 | Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology (MJNUAT) | Musoma | Public University |
| 13 | Kairuki University (KU), formerly HKMU | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 14 | Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT) | Zanzibar | Private University |
| 15 | KCMC University | Moshi | Private University |
| 16 | St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) | Mwanza | Private University |
| 17 | Zanzibar University (ZU) | Zanzibar | Private University |
| 18 | Tumaini University Makumira (TUMA) | Arusha | Private University |
| 19 | Aga Khan University (AKU) | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 20 | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS) | Mwanza | Private University |
| 21 | University of Arusha (UoA) | Arusha | Private University |
| 22 | St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT) | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 23 | Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU) | Mbeya | Private University |
| 24 | Muslim University of Morogoro (MUM) | Morogoro | Private University |
| 25 | Mwenge Catholic University (MWECAU) | Moshi | Private University |
| 26 | University of Iringa (Uol) | Iringa | Private University |
| 27 | St. John’s University of Tanzania (SJUT) | Dodoma | Private University |
| 28 | Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT) | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 29 | United African University of Tanzania (UAUT) | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 30 | Ruaha Catholic University (RUCU) | Iringa | Private University |
| 31 | Mwanza University (MzU) | Mwanza | Private University |
| 32 | Catholic University of Mbeya (CUoM), formerly CUCoM | Mbeya | Private University |
| 33 | Dar es Salaam Tumaini University (DarTU), formerly TUDARCo | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 34 | Rabininsia Memorial University of Health and Allied Sciences (RMUHAS) | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 35 | University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 36 | Islamic University of East Africa (IUEA) | Dar es Salaam | Private University |
| 37 | Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) | Dar es Salaam | Public University College |
| 38 | Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE) | Iringa | Public University College |
| 39 | Mzumbe University – Dar es Salaam Campus College (MU – Dar es Salaam Campus College) | Dar es Salaam | Public University College |
| 40 | Mzumbe University – Mbeya Campus College (MU – Mbeya Campus College) | Mbeya | Public University College |
| 41 | Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences (MCHAS) | Mbeya | Public University College |
| 42 | Mbeya University of Science and Technology – Rukwa Campus College (MUST – RC) | Rukwa | Public University College |
| 43 | Sokoine University of Agriculture – Mizengo Pinda Campus College (SUA – MPC) | Katavi | Public University College |
| 44 | Stefano Moshi Memorial University College (SMMUCo) | Moshi | Private University College |
| 45 | Archbishop Mihayo University College of Tabora (AMUCTA) | Tabora | Private University College |
| 46 | Jordan University College (JUCo) | Morogoro | Private University College |
| 47 | St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SFUCHAS) | Morogoro | Private University College |
| 48 | Stella Maris Mtwara University College (STeMMUCo) | Mtwara | Private University College |
| 49 | Marian University College (MARUCo) | Bagamoyo | Private University College |
| 50 | St. Joseph University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SJCHAS) | Dar es Salaam | Private University College |
| 51 | Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) | Zanzibar | Public University Campus, Centre and Institute |
| 52 | Kizumbi Institute of Cooperative Business Education (KICoB) | Shinyanga | Public University Campus, Centre and Institute |
| 53 | St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Centre | Dar es Salaam | Private University Campus, Centre and Institute |
| 54 | Stefano Moshi Memorial University College, Mwika Centre | Moshi | Private University Campus, Centre and Institute |
| 55 | St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Arusha Centre | Arusha | Private University Campus, Centre and Institute |
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