President William Ruto on Wednesday, May 3, announced a new university funding model that did away with block financing in form of capitation based on a differentiated unit cost.
A new funding model was introduced based on three categories; Vulnerable, the Less Vulnerable and the Able.
The vulnerable category consisting of 45,000 students were the only one pegged to get full capitation from the government.
This was despite a total of 173,345 students scoring a minimum university grade of C+ in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
With parents of 128,345 students poised to find partial funding for their children, Kenyans.co.ke compiled a list of some of the cheapest university courses and their tuition fee structure in select institutions.
Unless noted otherwise, the tuition fee is for students who will receive placement in public universities. The fee can also be revised periodically by the institutions.
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
BA in International Relations is one of in demand but cheap courses a student can choose to pursue in Kenya.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) offers the course for a total sum of Ksh539,000 in four years. This translates to a fee of Ksh67,375 per semester.
Chuka University on the other hand offers the course at a cost of between Ksh34,000 and Ksh50,000 per semester depending on the academic year.
Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education
At Kibabii University, one can undertake the course at an annual fee of Ksh54,800 for the first year with the first semester costing Ksh30,200.
At Kenyatta University, students interested in Early Childhood Education will have to part with Ksh70,000 per year.
Bachelor of Education
Under Bachelor of Education, students can choose Arts, Science, Special Needs and Primary Education options.
At Embu University, students can pay Ksh42,000 per year with the first and second semesters costing Ksh23,000 and Ksh19,000 respectively.
At Kirinyaga University, students must pay Ksh46,220 in a year, with the first semester costing Ksh24,100.
Media Studies
A degree in media and journalism costs an average of Ksh50,000 per semester at Chuka University and consists of 8 semesters.
Students can study full-time, work-based day, evening or weekend options.
At Multimedia University, a Bachelor of Journalism will cost you Ksh66,900 per semester.
Bachelor in Commerce (BCom)
If you are planning to join Kenyatta University for a BCom course, you will be required to pay Ksh75,000 per year.
At Pwani University, the amount is slightly lower at Ksh50,000 per year with the first semester costing Ksh24,700.
Meru University is one of the cheapest universities in Kenya for a BCom course charging Ksh24,300 and Ksh16,200 for the first and second semesters respectively.
