
Tuition Costs Disparity and Analysis for Medicine and Law vs. Arts Courses in Various Universities
New information has emerged regarding the fees that parents and students will have to pay for degree, diploma, and certificate courses in both public and private universities.
An analysis conducted by The Standard newspaper has revealed that popular courses such as medicine, education, law, engineering, pharmacy, and computer science attract higher fees across universities.
This trend also applies to courses like architecture, dental surgery, actuarial science, and electrical engineering.
Among all the courses, dental surgery demands the highest fees. Moi University and the University of Nairobi are the only two institutions that have announced their offering of a Bachelor of Dental Surgery program.
Students opting for this course at Moi University will have to pay an annual fee of Sh612,000, while those attending the University of Nairobi will be charged Sh521,050 per year.
These course and fee details have been uploaded for the first time on the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) portal.
Over the next 21 days, parents are expected to analyze the various courses and their associated costs, helping their children make informed decisions about the courses they wish to pursue.
For the Bachelor of Pharmacy program, eight universities have declared their intention to offer the course.
These universities include Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kabarak University, Kenya Methodist University, Kenyatta University, Kisii University, Maseno University, Mount Kenya University, and the University of Nairobi.
Among these, Kemu charges the highest fee at Sh544,500 per year, followed by JKUAT at Sh492,660.
Kenyatta University and Maseno University charge Sh428,400, while the cost at Kabarak University is Sh427,450 per academic year.
Mount Kenya University charges the lowest fee for this course at Sh375,000, and the University of Nairobi charges Sh413,950.
Regarding the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, the Catholic University of Eastern Africa charges the lowest fee at Sh188,200, while Uzima University charges the highest at Sh367,100 per year.
Law is another expensive course, with Daystar University being the most expensive, charging Sh335,000 per year. On the other hand, Mount Kenya University offers the least expensive law course at Sh173,000 annually.
The cost of studying law at JKUAT is Sh238,208 per year, while Moi University, Chuka University, Maseno University, Kenyatta University, and Embu University all offer the course for Sh183,600 annually.
For a Bachelor of Education degree in Sciences, Kisii University charges the highest fee at Sh88,500, while Lukenya University offers the course at the lowest cost of Sh86,200 per academic year.
For an education arts course, Daystar University charges the highest fee of Sh257,800 per year, while Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology offers the course at a more affordable price of Sh82,350 per academic year.
In addition to education courses, humanities and social sciences are generally more affordable compared to medicine courses.
These include economics, geography, history, philosophy, religion, literature, political science, and linguistics, which have a modest fee of Sh144,000 per academic year.
When it comes to engineering-related courses falling under cluster five, sixteen universities offer the Bachelor of Science (Industrial Chemistry with IT) option.
Kisii University charges the highest fee at Sh294,185, followed by Multimedia University of Kenya at Sh288,000, and the University of Nairobi at Sh281,350.
Mount Kenya University charges the least at Sh110,000, while the Technical University of Kenya charges Sh213,750.
Students at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Muranga University of Science and Technology, Tom Mboya
University, and the University of Embu will each pay Sh244,800 for this course.
For civil engineering, Dedan Kimathi University, JKUAT, Kenyatta University, Machakos University, Multimedia University, and South Eastern Kenya University charge the highest fees at Sh336,600.
The Technical University of Kenya charges the lowest fee of Sh300,000.
Tuition Costs Disparity and Analysis for Medicine and Law vs. Arts Courses in Various Universities
In the case of the Bachelor of Architecture program listed under cluster six, only five universities have declared their capacity to teach it: JKUAT, Kenyatta University, TUK, Technical University of Mombasa, and the University of Nairobi.
Among them, JKUAT charges the highest fee of Sh367,200, followed by the University of Nairobi at Sh347,650, and Kenyatta University at Sh306,000.
The lowest fee of Sh275,400 is charged at TUM, and TUK follows closely at Sh288,000.
The new funding formula introduced by President William Ruto consists of scholarships, loans, and household contributions on a graduated scale.
Needy students will receive government scholarships of up to 53% and loans of up to 40%, with parents contributing only 7% of the costs.
Students joining Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutes (TVETS) will receive government scholarships of up to 50% and loans of up to 30%, while their households will contribute 20% of the costs.
Less needy students entering universities will be funded through a government scholarship of up to 38%, with 55% in the form of loans, and their households will only pay 7%.
For TVETS, the funding will be 32% for government scholarship, 48% for loans, and 20% from households.
These course fee details provide a clearer picture of the financial responsibilities that the government and parents will bear, depending on whether students receive scholarships.
Eligibility criteria for scholarships have also been released, including information about the primary and secondary schools attended by students.
Tuition Costs Disparity and Analysis for Medicine and Law vs. Arts Courses in Various Universities