St. John's University of Tanzania
St John's University of Tanzania (SJUT) is a private university in Dodoma, Tanzania. It was established in 2007 and is owned by the Anglican Church of Tanzania. The university has more than 4,500 students and offers degrees in business administration, education, nursing, pharmacy, community development, development studies, holistic child development and theology. The Rt Rev Donald Mtetemela, the former archbishop and primate of Tanzania, was a former chancellor of the university. The current vice-chancellor is Yohana Petro Msanjila.
Programmes
- Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
- Bachelor of Arts in Theology
- Bachelor of Arts with Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Commerce with Education
- Bachelor of Health Services Management
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bachelor of Science with Education
Tuition
- No SJUT fee figures could be verified — contact vc@sjut.ac.tz or +255 26 239 0044. Pharmacy and nursing sit at the upper end of any fee range given laboratory and clinical requirements, so budget separately for placement and laboratory costs. If you are an Anglican Church member, ask about diocesan sponsorship: the Anglican Church of Tanzania runs health and education networks and owns this university, making it the natural sponsor. Confirm HESLB loan priority for health programmes, where it matters most. Add the TZS 20,000 annual TCU quality assurance fee. Dodoma living costs sit below Dar es Salaam though above smaller inland towns, being the national capital.
Admissions
- SJUT HOLDS TCU'S HIGHEST ACCREDITATION TIER — 'ACCREDITED AND CHARTERED' as of TCU's 1 March 2025 list. That matters because TCU operates three distinct tiers: 'Accredited and Chartered' at the top, 'Accredited' in the middle, and 'Provisional Licence' at the bottom for institutions legally operating but not fully accredited. When comparing Tanzanian institutions, check the tier, not just whether they appear on a list. TCU's same document names institutions NOT authorised to offer university education at all — check any institution against it before paying fees.
- IF APPLYING FOR NURSING OR PHARMACY: ask for written confirmation of the relevant professional council registration, without which you cannot practise. Ask also where clinical and practice placements take place — no teaching hospital or placement partner was identified.
- IF APPLYING FOR EDUCATION: ask about teacher registration recognition.
- DIRECT ENTRY: two ACSEE principal passes at E or above totalling 4.0 points; nursing and pharmacy require specific science subjects.
- Accepts international applicants
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