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Universities in Uganda

Uganda has 62 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1922. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES62

OLDEST1922

FOUNDED 1900+55

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later55 · 89%

Date unknown7 · 11%

Oldest universities in Uganda

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1922Makerere University

1948Bugema University

1968Uganda Management Institute

1983Canon Ndimbirwe Bible College (CNBC)

1988Islamic University in Uganda

1989Mbarara University of Science and Technology

1992Ndejje University

1993Uganda Martyrs University

1994Nkumba University

1997Uganda Christian University

1997Makerere University Business School

1999Kampala University

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