Top 50 best Universities in Tanzania (2025 Ranking)

Discover the TOP 50 Best Universities in Tanzania 3035 accredited by Tanzania Commission of Universities (TCU). The ranking of universities in Tanzania are determined by several factors such as Course offered by each universities particularly Tanzania Commission of Universities (TCU) Guidebook Information which provided each year of academic admission.

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Top 50 best Universities in Tanzania (2025 Edition)

The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) is a government agency which was established on the 1^st July 2005, under the Universities Act, Cap. 346 of the Laws of Tanzania with a legal mandate to recognize, register and accredit universities in Tanzania. It also regulates local or foreign university-level programmed, coordinates the proper functioning of universities and ensures a harmonized higher education system in the country.

To address this, the government created a unified and harmonized higher education system under the TCU. To ensure such a system does not compromise institutional peculiarities and autonomy, each university is vested with the legal right to operate under its charter. The TCU implements the National Education Policy through its functions which can be clustered into three major areas:

Regulatory Function: Ensures quality assurance by evaluating universities, programmes, and systems. Validates programmes, accredits institutions, and evaluates university awards for use in Tanzania.
Advisory Function: Advises the government and public on university education, policy formulation, and international higher education issues.
Supportive Function: Coordinates university operations, students’ admissions, and provides training in areas like quality assurance, leadership, entrepreneurship, and resource mobilization.

Top 50 best Universities in Tanzania – Top 50 best Universities in Tanzania

Over the years, the Commission has made significant progress in upholding standards, ensuring quality, and maintaining the relevance of university education, training, and research. It remains committed to integrating quality assurance practices into higher education, fostering continuous improvement in universities and academic programmes.

List of Top 50 Best Universities in Tanzania

The list of Top 50 best Universities in Tanzania indicates the name of university, Type of ownership particularly the location of specific university particularly the position of each university based on Tanzania Commission of Universities (TCU) ranking as published on TCU Guidebooks 2025/2026. Top 50 best Universities in Tanzania Below.

Rank	University Name	Type	Location
1	University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)	Public	Dar es Salaam
2	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)	Public	Dar es Salaam
3	Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)	Public	Morogoro
4	University of Dodoma (UDOM)	Public	Dodoma
5	Mzumbe University (MU)	Public	Morogoro
6	Open University of Tanzania (OUT)	Public	Dar es Salaam
7	Ardhi University (ARU)	Public	Dar es Salaam
8	Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)	Public	Arusha
9	Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST)	Public	Mbeya
10	State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)	Public	Zanzibar
11	Moshi Cooperative University (MoCU)	Public	Moshi
12	Mwalimu J.K. Nyerere Univ. of Agriculture and Tech. (MJNUAT)	Public	Musoma
13	Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS)	Private	Mwanza
14	St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT)	Private	Mwanza
15	Kairuki University (KU)	Private	Dar es Salaam
16	Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT)	Private	Zanzibar
17	Zanzibar University (ZU)	Private	Zanzibar
18	Tumaini University Makumira (TUMA)	Private	Arusha
19	Aga Khan University (AKU)	Private	Dar es Salaam
20	University of Iringa (UoI)	Private	Iringa
21	Muslim University of Morogoro (MUM)	Private	Morogoro
22	Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU)	Private	Mbeya
23	Mwenge Catholic University (MWECAU)	Private	Moshi
24	University of Arusha (UoA)	Private	Arusha
25	St. John’s University of Tanzania (SJUT)	Private	Dodoma
26	Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT)	Private	Dar es Salaam
27	United African University of Tanzania (UAUT)	Private	Dar es Salaam
28	Ruaha Catholic University (RUCU)	Private	Iringa
29	Mwanza University (MzU)	Private	Mwanza
30	Dar es Salaam Tumaini University (DarTU)	Private	Dar es Salaam
31	Catholic University of Mbeya (CUoM)	Private	Mbeya
32	Rabininsia Memorial University of Health and Allied Sciences (RMUHAS)	Private	Dar es Salaam
33	University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST)	Private	Dar es Salaam
34	Islamic University of East Africa (IUEA)	Private	Dar es Salaam
35	KCMC University	Private	Moshi
36	Jordan University College (JUCO)	Private	Morogoro
37	Stefano Moshi Memorial University College (SMMUCo)	Private	Moshi
38	Stella Maris Mtwara University College (STEMMUCO)	Private	Mtwara
39	Archbishop Mihayo University College of Tabora (AMUCTA)	Private	Tabora
40	Josiah Kibira University College (JoKUCo)	Private	Bukoba
41	St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SFUCHAS)	Private	Ifakara
42	Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCo)	Private	Dar es Salaam
43	Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA)	Public	Arusha
44	Institute of Finance Management (IFM)	Public	Dar es Salaam
45	College of Business Education (CBE) Online learning courses	Public	Dar es Salaam
46	Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT)	Public	Dar es Salaam
47	Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo)	Private	Moshi
48	Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU)	Private	Dar es Salaam
49	Institute of Rural Development Planning (IRDP)	Public	Dodoma
50	St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT)	Private	Dar es Salaam