University of Makeni

Makeni, Sierra Leone · University · Private institution · Founded 2005 · Accredited by Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), Sierra Leone; fully accredited in 2009; TEC approved its PhD (Education) and LLM programmes in 2020 · Taught in English

University of Makeni is a private Catholic university located in Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Programmes

• Accounting and Finance
• Banking and Finance
• Business Administration
• Procurement and Supply Chain
• Educational Administration
• Special Needs Education
• Law (LLB)
• Philosophy
• Political Science and International Relations
• Mass Communication
• Computer Science
• Development Studies
• Economics
• Social Work
• Nursing
• Public Health
• Agriculture
• LLM
• MBA
• PhD Education

Tuition

• Tuition: SLE 3,300 to 20,909 per year
• 2026/27: undergraduate tuition from NLe 3,300 (Teacher's Certificate, distance) to NLe 20,909 (Law, Year 1); a typical bachelor's Year 1 is NLe 11,405 for Sierra Leoneans and NLe 17,107 for international students (about 1.5x). Departmental charges NLe 450 to 1,250 extra. PhD NLe 66,000.

Admissions

• Degree: 5 WASSCE/O-Level credits including English, in no more than two sittings (or 4 credits plus a recognised HTC)
• Diploma: 4 credits; Certificate: 3 credits
• Postgraduate: second-class degree or better plus 1-2 years of work experience
• Accepts international applicants

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