State University of Zanzibar
SUZA · Public university · Zanzibar
TCU status, 11 August 2026: Accredited
Bachelor's programmes, 2026/27
25
open to Form Six applicants
Places for Form Six applicants
2,658
our sum of the listed capacities
Minimum points
4.0–6.0
lowest–highest across its programmes; a floor, not a cut-off
Length
3–5 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 Degree in Accounting and FinanceSZ008 · 3 years | SZ008 | 4.0 | 150 | 3 |
| Bachelor Degree in Information Technology with AccountingSZ011 · 3 years | SZ011 | 4.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Arts in Economics and StatisticsSZ028 · 3 years | SZ028 | 4.0 | 40 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Arts in History and ArchaeologySZ012 · 3 years | SZ012 | 4.0 | 50 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Arts in Mass CommunicationSZ019 · 3 years | SZ019 | 4.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Management and MarketingSZ014 · 3 years | SZ014 | 4.0 | 150 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Arts with EducationSZ006 · 3 years | SZ006 | 4.0 | 350 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Banking and FinanceSZ009 · 3 years | SZ009 | 4.0 | 200 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Data Science and Artificial IntelligenceSZ027 · 3 years | SZ027 | 4.0 | 80 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Entrepreneurs hip and InnovationSZ018 · 3 years | SZ018 | 4.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Information Technology Application and ManagementSZ003 · 3 years | SZ003 | 4.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Medical Laboratory ScienceSZ020 · 3 years | SZ020 | 6.0 | 20 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Physical Education and Sport Sciences with EducationSZ024 · 3 years | SZ024 | 4.0 | 50 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science in Agriculture for Community DevelopmentSZ022 · 3 years | SZ022 | 4.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science in Agriculture GeneralSZ016 · 3 years | SZ016 | 4.0 | 80 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science in Computer ScienceSZ005 · 3 years | SZ005 | 4.0 | 80 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science in Environmental HealthSZ004 · 3 years | SZ004 | 6.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and AquacultureSZ023 · 3 years | SZ023 | 4.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science in NursingSZ015 · 3 years | SZ015 | 6.0 | 40 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Animal ProductionSZ025 · 3 years | SZ025 | 4.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning and Sustainable DevelopmentSZ021 · 3 years | SZ021 | 4.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Science with EducationSZ002 · 3 years | SZ002 | 4.0 | 250 | 3 |
| Bachelor of Shipping and Port Logistics ManagementSZ026 · 3 years | SZ026 | 4.0 | 150 | 3 |
| Doctor of Dental SurgerySZ017 · 5 years | SZ017 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 |
| Doctor of MedicineSZ001 · 5 years | SZ001 | 6.0 | 60 | 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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