South Eastern Kenya University
South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) is a public university with its main campus located in Kwa Vonza, Kitui County, Kenya.
Programmes
- Accredited Academic Programmes 29.05.2026
- Accredited Academic Programmes 29.05.2026 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts Gender& Social Studies
- Bachelor of Arts Social Work
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Bachelor of Arts in Community Development
- Bachelor of Arts in Counselling Psychology
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Security Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Social Justice
- Bachelor of Arts in Leadership
- Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
- Bachelor of Arts in Translation Studies
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Business Information Technology
- Bachelor of Business and Information Technology
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Divinity
- Bachelor of Economics
- Bachelor of Economics &Statistics
- Bachelor of Education Arts
- Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Education)
- Bachelor of Education Science
- Bachelor of Education Special Needs Education Specialization in Emotional and Behavioural Disorders
- Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Development and Education
- Bachelor of Freight and Logistics Management
- Bachelor of Health Records and Information Management
- Bachelor of Hospitality Management
- Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Land Resource Management
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Procurement& Supply Chain Management
- Bachelor of Project Planning and Management
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science Actuarial Science
- Bachelor of Science Agriculture
- Bachelor of Science Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
- Bachelor of Science Biology)
- Bachelor of Science Chemistry
Tuition
- No SEKU-specific fee figures could be verified, though it appears in a January 2026 listing of Kenyan universities offering courses from as little as KSh 5,000 per semester. Request the current structure from info@seku.ac.ke or +254 748 605 997. As a public university SEKU students access both Universities Fund scholarships and HELB loans, means-tested across five household-income bands; apply at hef.co.ke once KUCCPS places you. Kitui living costs are well below Nairobi, and for students from Ukambani the university removes the need to relocate — which matters in an arid and semi-arid region where higher education access has historically been limited. KENYAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FUNDING: government-sponsored (KUCCPS-placed) students pay around KES 16,000 a year; self-sponsored students pay the full rate shown. That placement decision is roughly a tenfold difference 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.
- SEKU's own entry requirements were not published — contact info@seku.ac.ke before ranking your choices.
- Worth asking about specifically: whether SEKU offers dryland agriculture or water resources programmes. Kitui is arid and semi-arid, and those would be a natural regional specialisation — but this was not confirmed.
- Accepts international applicants
- Scholarships or financial aid available
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