Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Established in 1981 as a middle-level college with Japanese government assistance, JKUAT became a constituent college of Kenyatta University in 1988 and attained full university status in 1994. The university offers a wide range of programs at certificate, diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels across multiple colleges. JKUAT is recognized as a premier institution for STEM education and research in East Africa, hosting a large student population and several regional research centers.
Programmes
- Accredited Academic Programmes 29.05.2026
- Bachelor of Architectural Technology
- Bachelor of Architecture
- Bachelor of Arts in Applied Linguistics
- Bachelor of Business Information Technology
- Bachelor of Business Management
- Bachelor of Business and Office Management
- Bachelor of Clinical Medicine Direct Entry and Upgrading)
- Bachelor of Co-operative Business
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration
- Bachelor of Communication and Marketing
- Bachelor of Community Health and Development
- Bachelor of Construction Management
- Bachelor of Corporate Communication and Management
- Bachelor of Development Studies
- Bachelor of Economics
- Bachelor of Enterprise Management
- Bachelor of Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor of Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
- Bachelor of Forensic Science
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Mass Communication
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- Bachelor of Pharmacy
- Bachelor of Public Management and Development
- Bachelor of Purchase and Supplies Management
- Bachelor of Quantity Surveying
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering)
- Bachelor of Science Microbiology)
- Bachelor of Science Public Administration and Leadership
- Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Economics and Food Industry Management
- Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Extension Development
- Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management and Enterprise Development
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering
Tuition
- JKUAT tuition differs sharply between government-sponsored students placed through KUCCPS (heavily subsidised) and self-sponsored Module II students (considerably more) — establish which you are before comparing anything. Exact tuition tables were not verified; ask customercare@jkuat.ac.ke. Unusually for a Kenyan university, JKUAT DOES publish living costs, which makes real budgeting possible: on-campus hostels run about KSh 15,000-30,000 per semester depending on room type, and campus dining about KSh 15,000-25,000 per semester — roughly KSh 60,000-110,000 a year for accommodation and meals on top of tuition. As a public university JKUAT students access both Universities Fund scholarships and HELB loans, means-tested across five bands; apply at hef.co.ke once placed. Kenya's funding framework has been litigated since 2023 and is under legislative reform, so treat all figures as dated August 2026. Fees are paid via M-Pesa through the eCitizen paybill 222222. KENYAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FUNDING: government-sponsored students placed through KUCCPS pay around KES 16,000 a year; the figures shown here are the SELF-SPONSORED rate. That placement decision is close to a tenfold difference and is made by KUCCPS central placement, not by the university. Funding runs through the Higher Education Financing (HEF) model and HELB loans at hef.co.ke. WHO IT SUITS: students pursuing engineering, technical computing or agricultural innovation on a large campus. BORAQS RECOGNITION IS RECORDED alongside EBK — that is the registration body for architects and quantity surveyors, and it is uncommon in this directory.
Admissions
- The national minimum is a KCSE mean grade of C+, but JKUAT's engineering and technology programmes are competitive in practice and require substantially higher KUCCPS cluster weights.
- All students must create an account on the JKUAT admission system and upload the required documents BEFORE reporting week.
- Self-sponsored students pay fees during reporting, per the fee payment policy.
- You must activate your JKUAT student email — university communication goes only to that address, and it is required for the online library, campus WiFi and most other campus resources.
- Accepts international applicants
- Scholarships or financial aid available
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