Universities in Rwanda

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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Email

info@asome.auca.ac.rw

Founded 2018. Private Adventist-affiliated medical school in Kigali, founded 2018 as a constituent college of the Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA, UNI_0470). Focused on medical education for the East-Central African region. Domain is on the auca.ac.rw parent — sister entity to AUCA.

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Education · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences

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Higher Education Council (HEC), Rwanda — established under the Law establishing HEC; mandated to accredit, monitor, and regulate higher-education institutions in Rwanda. Public page lists all accredited public and private institutions.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.

Email

info@auca.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 383 450

Founded 1978 (originally Adventist Seminary of Central Africa); reorganised as university 1984. Private Seventh-day Adventist-affiliated university serving Central Africa, with main campus in Kigali (Mudende and Gishushu campuses). Founded 1978 as the Adventist Seminary of Central Africa; reorganised as a full university in 1984. Faculties span theology, business administration, education, health sciences, and information technology. Member of the Adventist global HE network.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Education · Arts & Humanities · Medicine & Health Sciences

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Seventh-day Adventist institution, also referenced as Adventist University of Central and East Africa; main campus at Gishushu, Kigali. Founded 1984. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Engineering & Technology

Accreditation

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Founded 2022 (cabinet-approved); operations launching alongside the BioNTech mRNA manufacturing facility inaugurated Dec 2023. Rwanda-hosted biomanufacturing training and qualification institute, established following a 2022 cabinet decision and inaugurated alongside the BioNTech mRNA vaccine-manufacturing facility in Dec 2023 at the Kigali Special Economic Zone (Masoro-Munini, Gasabo District). Under the Ministry of Health, mandated to train and qualify human capital for the regional vaccine and biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. EU Team Europe Initiative (€40M financial agreement, 2023) supports capacity-building. Website not independently verified at build time — newly-launched institution; the collector-provided domain (sylx.org) could not be verified as its official site and has been nulled.

SubjectsMathematics & Statistics · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences

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Higher Education Council (HEC), Rwanda — established under the Law establishing HEC; mandated to accredit, monitor, and regulate higher-education institutions in Rwanda. Public page lists all accredited public and private institutions.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.

Email

admissions@aims.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 315 469

Founded 2016 (Rwanda centre of AIMS network founded by Neil Turok 2003 in South Africa). Rwanda centre of the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences network (founded 2003 by Neil Turok in Cape Town, expanded across Africa). Offers a one-year structured Master's programme in Mathematical Sciences attracting top maths and science graduates across Africa. Pan-African student body, residential model, visiting-lecturer faculty drawn from leading global institutions. AIMS Rwanda opened 2016 in Kigali.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

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Email

admissions@alueducation.com

Phone

+250 784 650 219

Founded 2017 (Kigali campus opened); ALU network founded 2015 by Fred Swaniker. Private pan-African leadership-focused university; ALU Rwanda is one of two campuses (the other in Mauritius, opened 2015). Founded by Fred Swaniker with a mission to develop ethical entrepreneurial leaders for Africa. English-medium, mission-driven curriculum organised around real-world "Missions" rather than traditional disciplines. Schools: Business, Wildlife Conservation, Computer Science, and Global Challenges. Highly selective; MasterCard Foundation Scholars participating. Website is the network-wide alueducation.com.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences

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Pan-African private university with its Rwanda campus in Kigali. Founded 2015. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsComputer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology

Accreditation

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Email

admissions@africa.engineering.cmu.edu

Phone

+250 788 310 030

Founded 2011 (as CMU Rwanda, in partnership with Rwandan government); upgraded to CMU-Africa 2019. Branch campus of Carnegie Mellon University (USA), located at the Kigali Innovation City (Kigali Special Economic Zone). Established 2011 as CMU Rwanda in partnership with the Government of Rwanda; rebranded CMU-Africa in 2019 to reflect pan-African mission. Offers Master's degrees in Information Technology (MSIT) and Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS-ECE). Same academic standards and degrees as CMU's Pittsburgh campus; faculty include CMU full-time professors. Highly selective.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT

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African campus of Carnegie Mellon University (USA), based at the Kigali Innovation City. Founded 2011. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsEducation · Business & Management · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities

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Institut Catholique de Kabgayi, in Muhanga District. Founded 2003. Private university in Kabgayi, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Education · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Business & Management · Law · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation

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Email

info@cur.ac.rw

Founded 2002. Private Catholic-affiliated university located in Butare (Huye, Southern Province). Founded 2002, affiliated with the Catholic Episcopal Conference of Rwanda. Faculties in development studies, business management, law, theology, and health sciences. Serves the Southern Province region.

SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Social Sciences · Education · Arts & Humanities

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Founded by the Catholic Church of Rwanda, based in Huye (Butare). Founded 2010. Private university in Huye, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Education · Law

Accreditation

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Email

info@eaur.ac.rw

Founded 2011. Private multi-disciplinary university in Kigali, founded 2011. HEC-accredited. Schools in business, computer science, education, and law. Part of the broader East African University network with affiliated campuses in the region.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Law · Computer Science & IT · Education

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Campuses in Nyagatare and Kigali. Founded 2015. Private university in Nyagatare, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Education · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Engineering & Technology · Business & Management · Education

Accreditation

Higher Education Council (HEC), Rwanda — established under the Law establishing HEC; mandated to accredit, monitor, and regulate higher-education institutions in Rwanda. Public page lists all accredited public and private institutions.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.

Email

info@ines.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 903 030

Founded 2003 (as Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur de Ruhengeri); founded by the Catholic Diocese of Ruhengeri-Musanze. Private Catholic-affiliated higher-education institute in Musanze (formerly Ruhengeri, Northern Province), founded 2003 by the Catholic Diocese of Ruhengeri-Musanze. Faculties span applied sciences and engineering, education, economics, social sciences, and management. Strong regional role in Northern Rwanda.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Education

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Catholic-founded applied-sciences university in Musanze. Founded 2003. Private university in Musanze, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsLaw · Social Sciences

Accreditation

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Email

info@ilpd.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 811 703

Founded 2008. Rwanda specialised legal-practice training institution, located in Nyanza (Southern Province). Established 2008 to provide post-graduate professional training for the judiciary, prosecution, legal practitioners, and government lawyers. Programmes include diplomas in legal practice, continuing legal education, and specialised judicial training.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Engineering & Technology

Accreditation

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Email

info@kp.ac.rw

Founded 2014 (chartered as a polytechnic; predecessor: Kibogora Nursing School). Private polytechnic institution in Nyamasheke (Western Province), at the historic Kibogora Mission site near Lake Kivu. Founded 2014, building on the long-running Kibogora Nursing School (1940s-era origin) and the Kibogora Hospital. Focus on health sciences and applied technology. Phone null: collector value was the triplicate-fabricated +250 788 303 386.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Education · Computer Science & IT · Business & Management

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Faith-based polytechnic in Nyamasheke District, Western Province. Founded 2012. Private university in Nyamasheke, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Social Sciences · Computer Science & IT · Education · Arts & Humanities

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One of Rwanda's largest private universities; main campus in Kigali with a second campus in Gisenyi/Rubavu. Founded 1996. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences

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Private university in Kigali. Founded 2014. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Education · Medicine & Health Sciences

Accreditation

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Email

info@mku.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 867 877

Founded 2009 (Rwanda campus); MKU founded 1996 in Kenya. Rwanda branch campus of Mount Kenya University (Kenya), one of the major private university networks in East Africa. Founded 2009 as MKU's Kigali campus. Faculties in business, computer science, education, social sciences, and health sciences. Part of the broader MKU group with main campus in Thika, Kenya.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Law · Medicine & Health Sciences · Education

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Rwandan campus of Kenya's Mount Kenya University. Founded 2013. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Education · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences

Accreditation

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Email

info@piass.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 308 386

Founded 2008 (chartered by HEC). Private Protestant-affiliated higher-education institute in Huye (formerly Butare, Southern Province), founded 2008. Faculties in theology, development studies, peace and conflict studies, and education. Strong ecumenical mission and community-development orientation.

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Education · Business & Management

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Protestant institution in Huye offering theology, development and peace studies. Founded 2005. Private university in Huye, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

Accreditation

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Email

info@rhih.ac.rw

Founded 2010. Private health-sciences higher institute in Ruli (Gakenke District, Northern Province), founded 2010. Associated with the Ruli District Hospital. Programmes in nursing, midwifery, medical laboratory sciences, and clinical medicine. Serves the Northern Province region.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences

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Catholic-founded health-sciences institute in Gakenke District. Founded 2001. Private university in Ruli, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Business & Management · Architecture & Design

Accreditation

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Email

info@rp.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 316 144

Founded 2017 (consolidated from 8 prior Integrated Polytechnic Regional Colleges / IPRCs). Rwanda national polytechnic, formed 2017 by consolidation of 8 prior Integrated Polytechnic Regional Colleges (IPRCs) across the country. Public technical and vocational HE institution under HEC. Focus on engineering, technology, manufacturing, and applied sciences with strong industry-aligned curricula.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

Accreditation

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Email

info@uog.ac.rw

Founded 2014 (as a private university; predecessor: Gitwe Adventist Health Sciences College). Private university in Gitwe (Ruhango District, Southern Province), founded 2014 as the university successor to the long-running Gitwe Adventist Health Sciences College. Health-sciences focused, with programmes in medicine, nursing, midwifery, and public health. Phone null: collector value was the triplicate-fabricated +250 788 303 386.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences

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Health-sciences university initiated by Partners In Health; main campus at Butaro, Burera District, with offices in Kigali. Founded 2015. Private university in Butaro, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Business & Management · Education · Social Sciences

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Formerly INATEK (Institut d'Agriculture, de Technologie et d'Education de Kibungo); based in Ngoma District. Founded 2004. Private university in Kibungo, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Law · Education

Accreditation

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Email

info@uok.ac.rw

Founded 2013. Private multi-disciplinary university in Kigali, founded 2013. HEC-accredited. Schools in business, law, computer science, education, and graduate studies. Phone null per doctrine #32: collector value +250 788 303 386 was reused across three institutions (University of Kigali, Kibogora Polytechnic, University of Gitwe) — triplicate is fabrication evidence.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Law · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences · Education

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Large private university with a campus also in Musanze. Founded 2013. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Education · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Business & Management · Law · Social Sciences · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation

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Email

info@unilak.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 306 790

Founded 2002. Private Adventist-affiliated university in Kigali (Mahembe and Gisozi campuses), founded 2002. Distinct from AUCA (UNI_0470 / Adventist Universities of Central Africa) — UNILAK was founded by Adventist lay community separately. Faculties span business, law, social sciences, and information technology.

SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Social Sciences · Education · Arts & Humanities · Agriculture & Environmental Studies

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Also operates a campus in Nyanza (Southern Province). Founded 1996. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Education · Law · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation

Higher Education Council (HEC), Rwanda — established under the Law establishing HEC; mandated to accredit, monitor, and regulate higher-education institutions in Rwanda. Public page lists all accredited public and private institutions.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.

Email

admissions@ur.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 421 517

Founded 2013 (consolidated by merger of 7 prior independent public institutions including KIST, KIE, KHI, NUR, ISAE, SFB, and UNATEK). Rwanda flagship consolidated public university, formed 2013 by merger of all previously independent public HE institutions. ~31,500 students. Seven colleges operating on eight campuses including Gikondo (HQ + Business and Economics), Nyarugenge (former KIST + KHI, Science and Technology), Remera (former KIE, Medicine and Health Sciences). Four African Centres of Excellence funded by World Bank. Multi-campus, multi-language (English / French / Kinyarwanda).

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Education · Arts & Humanities

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Based in Byumba, Gicumbi District; founded by the Catholic Diocese of Byumba. Founded 2012. Private university in Byumba, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Communication & Media Studies

Accreditation

Higher Education Council (HEC), Rwanda — established under the Law establishing HEC; mandated to accredit, monitor, and regulate higher-education institutions in Rwanda. Public page lists all accredited public and private institutions.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.

Email

info@utb.ac.rw

Phone

+250 788 309 206

Founded 2009. Private specialised university in Kigali focused on tourism, hospitality, information technology, and business studies. Founded 2009. Programmes aligned with Rwanda's tourism and ICT sector growth strategies.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences

Accreditation

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Formerly Rwanda Tourism University College (RTUC); focus on tourism, hospitality and business. Founded 2002. Private university in Kigali, Rwanda; HEC-recognised.