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University students to pay less fees than usual from next month

The government has announced a significant reduction in university fees for all academic programmes in public institutions, offering financial relief to thousands of students and their families.

In a letter addressed to university managements, Higher Education Principal Secretary Dr. Beatrice Muganda Inyangala said the revised fees will take effect from September 1, 2025, and will apply to both new and continuing students.

“The Government of Kenya is pleased to announce a landmark rationalisation of public university fees based on the Student-Centred Funding Model,” Dr. Inyangala stated.

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“This bold step reaffirms our commitment to ensuring affordable, accessible, and quality university education,” She added.

The fee cut follows months of consultations with the public, students, and higher education stakeholders.

PS Inyangala further revealed that the fee cut directly respond to concerns raised by students and their families over the rising cost of education.

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Public universities are now required to revise their admissions and finance portals to reflect the new fee structure ahead of the September intake.

“Public universities are hereby directed to adopt the new fees schedule, effective 1 September, 2025 for first year as well as continuing students. All public universities are further directed to update their admissions and Finance portals to reflect the revised fees of academic programmes.”

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The government emphasized that the entire cost of programmes will continue to be met through a combination of tuition fees, scholarships and loans based on the needs of individual students.

To guide the implementation of the revised structure, the Ministry also released a detailed schedule outlining the new minimum and maximum fees per semester for various academic programme clusters in public universities and their constituent colleges.

Under the revised structure, Programmes like Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary medicine, and Pharmacy will cost a minimum of Sh12, 343 and a maximum of Sh75, 000 per semester.

Architecture and engineering programmes will cost between Sh12,960 and Sh57,888, while computing and built environment studies will cost between Sh12,960 and Sh51,840.

Health sciences and nursing courses fall in the range of Sh14,400 to Sh57,600, while agriculture-related programmes such as natural resource management and food science will cost between Sh9,720 and Sh45,603.

Below is the revised fees for Public Universities and Constituent Colleges of Public Universities.

University Programmes Minimum New Fees Per Semester (in Ksh) Maximum New Fees Per Semester (in Ksh)
Medicine Pre-Clinical 12,960 51,840
Medicine Clinical

 

22,371 75,000
Dentistry Pre-Clinical

 

12,960 51,840
Dentistry Clinical

 

22,371 75,000
Veterinary Medicine Pre-Clinical

 

12,343 49,371
Veterinary Medicine Clinical

 

20,546 75,000
Pharmacy- Pre-Clinical

 

12,343 49,371
Pharmacy-Clinical

 

19,152 75,000
Architectural Studies -Architecture Part 1 12,960 51,840
Architecture Professional (Part II)

 

14,472 57,888
Engineering, Surveying

 

14,256 57,024
The Built Environment and Design-Construction, Real Estate, Urban and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture, Design, Computing 12,960 51,840
Health Sciences, Nursing, Clinical Medicine (BSC), Medical Laboratory Science and Technology 14,400 57,600
Animal Science, Radiography, Sport Science. Medical Psychology, Physical therapy, Public Health, Environmental Health, Community Health and Development 13,082 52,326
Food Sciences, Food Science and Technology, Food and Nutrition 11,401 45,603
Agriculture, Natural Resource Management and the Natural Environment, Wildlife Science and Management 9,720 38,880
Applied Sciences and Education (Science and Technology)-Education (Science, Tech, and Special Needs), Exercise and Sport Science, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Applied and Technical Physics, Applied and Technical Chemistry, Applied and Technical Biology, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Financial Engineering, Environmental Science. 11,628 46,512
Basic Sciences Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography (B.Sc.)

 

10,659 42,636
Applied Social Sciences and the Arts (Professional) Hospitality, Media and Communication Studies, Library and Information Studies, Business Information Technology, Sport Science and Management, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Music (B.Mus.), Civil Aviation Management, Maritime Management, Agribusiness Management, Theatre and Film Studies, Fine Art, Food Service and Management, Law 9,690 38,760
Business, Education (Arts), Economics

 

7,525 30,101
Applied Humanities and Social Sciences-Geography (B.A.), Public Administration, Psychology, Music (B.A.), Peace and Security Studies, Disaster Management, Anthropology, Languages, BA with Education, Language and Communication, International Relations and Diplomacy, Social Work and Development Studies

6,982 27,927
Basic Humanities and Social Sciences Economics, Geography (BA.), History, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, Literature, Political Science, Linguistics 5,814 23,256
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