Rongo University
Rongo University is a public university at Kitere Hill in Rongo, Migori County, serving South Nyanza. It teaches information and communication technology, agriculture, media and communication, and education.
Programmes
- Accredited Academic Programmes 29.05.2026
- Bachelor Arts Linguistic, Media & Communication)
- Bachelor of Arts Economics
- Bachelor of Arts Geography
- Bachelor of Arts Kiswahili)
- Bachelor of Arts Linguistics
- Bachelor of Arts Sociology
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminology
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration
- Bachelor of Business Management
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Communication and Media
- Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education
- Bachelor of Education Arts
- Bachelor of Education Science
- Bachelor of Education Special Needs
- Bachelor of Hotel and Hospitality Management
- Bachelor of Science Agribusiness
- Bachelor of Science Agricultural Economics & Resource Management)
- Bachelor of Science Agricultural Education and Extension
- Bachelor of Science Agriculture
- Bachelor of Science Applied Statistics
- Bachelor of Science Biochemistry
- Bachelor of Science Botany
- Bachelor of Science Chemistry
- Bachelor of Science Communication & Journalism
- Bachelor of Science Communication & Public Relations
- Bachelor of Science Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Science Fashion Design and Textile Technology
- Bachelor of Science Graphics, Communication & Advertising)
- Bachelor of Science Horticulture
- Bachelor of Science Informatics
- Bachelor of Science Information Science
- Bachelor of Science Mathematics
- Bachelor of Science Microbiology)
- Bachelor of Science Physics
- Bachelor of Science Zoology)
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Statistics
- Bachelor of Science in Communication and Media Studies
Tuition
- No Rongo fee figures could be verified — contact the Registrar Academic Affairs at regaa@rongovarsity.ac.ke or +254 794 781 865. For scale among Nyanza public universities, Maseno publishes roughly KSh 122,000-306,000 a year while Kisii's arts degree is KSh 37,400 fully loaded — that gap shows how much the programme type drives cost, so ask about YOUR course. As a public university Rongo students access both Universities Fund scholarships and HELB loans; apply at hef.co.ke once KUCCPS places you. Migori County living costs are well below Nairobi. KENYAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FUNDING: government-sponsored (KUCCPS-placed) students pay around KES 16,000 a year; self-sponsored students pay the full rate. That placement decision is roughly a tenfold difference in cost and is allocated through KUCCPS central placement, not by applying to the university directly. Funding runs through the Higher Education Financing (HEF) model and HELB loans at hef.co.ke.
Admissions
- The national minimum for degree entry is a KCSE mean grade of C+, with programme-specific cluster requirements set by KUCCPS.
- Rongo's own entry requirements were not published — contact regaa@rongovarsity.ac.ke before ranking your choices.
- NOTE WHEN SEARCHING: Rongo University and Riara University both use the abbreviation RU. Use full names.
- Accepts international applicants
- Scholarships or financial aid available
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