Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
MUHAS · Public university · Dar es Salaam
TCU status, 11 August 2026: Accredited and Chartered
Bachelor's programmes, 2026/27
14
open to Form Six applicants
Places for Form Six applicants
870
our sum of the listed capacities
Minimum points
6.0–8.0
lowest–highest across its programmes; a floor, not a cut-off
Length
4–5 years
as listed per programme
Status is as printed on TCU's list of university institutions approved to operate as of 11 August 2026 — “Accredited and Chartered”, “Accredited” or “Provisional Licence” (one college reads “Certificate of Full Registration and Chartered”); campuses, centres and institutes take their mother university's status. TCU states that an institution not on that list is not authorised to offer university education in Tanzania.
Its bachelor's programmes, 2026/27
In alphabetical order. The subjects each programme counts are in TCU's guidebook.
| Programme | Code | Minimum points | Places | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical EngineeringMH014 · 4 years | MH014 | 8.0 | 35 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Medical Laboratory SciencesMH017 · 4 years | MH017 | 6.0 | 100 | 4 |
| Bachelor of PharmacyMH001 · 4 years | MH001 | 6.0 | 85 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in Audiology and Speech Language PathologyMH018 · 4 years | MH018 | 6.0 | 10 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in Dental Laboratory TechnologyMH020 · 4 years | MH020 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic and Therapeutic RadiographyMH008 · 4 years | MH008 | 6.0 | 35 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in Environmental HealthMH007 · 4 years | MH007 | 6.0 | 85 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in Medical PsychologyMH021 · 4 years | MH021 | 6.0 | 25 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in NursingMH009 · 4 years | MH009 | 8.0 | 70 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in Occupational TherapyMH019 · 4 years | MH019 | 6.0 | 25 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in PhysiotherapyMH016 · 4 years | MH016 | 6.0 | 35 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in Prosthetics and OrthoticsMH022 · 4 years | MH022 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 |
| Doctor of Dental SurgeryMH010 · 5 years | MH010 | 6.0 | 65 | 5 |
| Doctor of MedicineMH011 · 5 years | MH011 | 6.0 | 290 | 5 |
Reading these figures
“Minimum points” is the guidebook's Minimum Institutional Admission Points: the lowest A-level points an applicant needs to be considered for the programme — an eligibility floor, not the score of the last student admitted. Each institution then selects among eligible applicants, on competition for its places; no admitted scores are published. Points come from the grades of the principal passes the programme counts (A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, E = 1, S = 0.5; A-levels taken in 2014 and 2015 used a different scale). Each programme also names the subjects that count, which we don't reproduce — read them in TCU's guidebook.
Places are the admission capacity the guidebook lists for holders of secondary-school (Form Six) qualifications. Holders of a diploma apply under a separate guidebook with its own capacities, which can differ for the same programme, so these are not a programme's total intake. Totals are our sums.
TCU's publications carry no tuition fees: each institution sets its own and publishes them itself. The guidebook mentions only TCU's quality assurance fee of TSh 20,000 for every student enrolled at a university institution.
Source: Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) — “University Institutions Approved to operate in Tanzania as of August 11, 2026” and the “Bachelor's Degree Admission Guidebook for the 2026/27 Admission Cycle (For Holders of Secondary School Qualifications)”, August 2026. Facts re-keyed and organised by CollegeMatcher: TCU's text and tables are not reproduced, and sums, groupings, ordering and English labels are ours. Not reviewed or endorsed by TCU.
TCU list of approved university institutions (PDF) · TCU admission guidebook 2026/27, Form Six holders (PDF)
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