Tanzania

University of Dar es Salaam

UDSM · Public university · Dar es Salaam

TCU status, 11 August 2026: Accredited and Chartered

Bachelor's programmes, 2026/27

107

open to Form Six applicants

Places for Form Six applicants

9,704

our sum of the listed capacities

Minimum points

4.0–6.0 (some from 3 subjects)

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.

ProgrammeMinimum pointsPlaces
Bachelor of ArchitectureUD063 · 5 years4.030
Bachelor of Arts in AnthropologyUD068 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)138
Bachelor of Arts in ArchaeologyUD001 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)52
Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and GeographyUD084 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)50
Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and HistoryUD003 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)57
Bachelor of Arts in Art and DesignUD071 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)100
Bachelor of Arts in Communication StudiesUD093 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)95
Bachelor of Arts in Development StudiesUD070 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)154
Bachelor of Arts in Diplomatic and Defence StudiesUD088 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)75
Bachelor of Arts in EconomicsUD002 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)270
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and StatisticsUD054 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)168
Bachelor of Arts in Film and TelevisionUD072 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)70
Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies and Community DevelopmentUD099 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)40
Bachelor of Arts in Heritage ManagementUD005 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)95
Bachelor of Arts in History and Archives ManagementUD006 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)100
Bachelor of Arts in History, Cultural Heritage Management and TourismUD094 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)70
Bachelor of Arts in KiswahiliUD040 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)200
Bachelor of Arts in Kiswahili (Tafsiri na Ukalimani)UD114 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)80
Bachelor of Arts in Language StudiesUD007 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)100
Bachelor of Arts in Law EnforcementUD052 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)40
Bachelor of Arts in Literary and Publishing StudiesUD111 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)30
Bachelor of Arts in LiteratureUD008 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)95
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Multimedia StudiesUD038 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)40
Bachelor of Arts in MusicUD073 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)70
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and EthicsUD069 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)150
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public AdministrationUD009 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)250
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International RelationsUD110 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)80
Bachelor of Arts in PsychologyUD067 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)100
Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Strategic CommunicationUD039 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)65
Bachelor of Arts in Religious StudiesUD109 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)30
Bachelor of Arts in SociologyUD010 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)198
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre ArtsUD081 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)70
Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Rural DevelopmentUD101 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)40
Bachelor of Arts with EducationUD012 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)1,386
Bachelor of Arts with Education (Chinese and English)UD085 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)100
Bachelor of Business Administration (Evening)UD082 · 3 years4.0172
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and FinanceUD121 · 3 years4.080
Bachelor of Business Administration in Procurement and Logistics Management (Evening)UD103 · 3 years4.030
Bachelor of Commerce in AccountingUD041 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)285
Bachelor of Commerce in Auditing and Forensic AccountingUD120 · 3 years4.040
Bachelor of Commerce in Banking and Financial ServicesUD042 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)114
Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource ManagementUD044 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)92
Bachelor of Commerce in MarketingUD045 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)114
Bachelor of Commerce in Procurement and Supply Chain ManagementUD097 · 3 years4.040
Bachelor of Commerce in Tourism ManagementUD046 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)69
Bachelor of Commerce with EducationUD048 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)90
Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood EducationUD049 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)80
Bachelor of Journalism and Media StudiesUD037 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)40
Bachelor of LawsUD053 · 4 years5 (from 3 subjects)150
Bachelor of Library and Information StudiesUD064 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)63
Bachelor of Lifelong Learning and Community DevelopmentUD047 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)120
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial SciencesUD021 · 3 years4.060
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Natural Resources Economics and BusinessUD078 · 3 years4.0150
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural BiotechnologyUD106 · 4 years4.015
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering and MechanisationUD076 · 4 years4.057
Bachelor of Science in Applied Microbiology and ChemistryUD096 · 3 years4.060
Bachelor of Science in Aquaculture and TechnologyUD119 · 3 years4.025
Bachelor of Science in Aquatic Environmental Sciences and ConservationUD104 · 3 years4.025
Bachelor of Science in Bee Science and TechnologyUD075 · 3 years4.070
Bachelor of Science in Business Information TechnologyUD090 · 3 years4.090
Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Process EngineeringUD013 · 4 years4.060
Bachelor of Science in ChemistryUD025 · 3 years4.050
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and PhysicsUD095 · 4 years4.050
Bachelor of Science in Civil EngineeringUD058 · 4 years4.0213
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Information TechnologyUD014 · 4 years4.070
Bachelor of Science in Computer ScienceUD034 · 3 years4.0113
Bachelor of Science in Crop Science and TechnologyUD083 · 3 years4.070
Bachelor of Science in Electrical EngineeringUD015 · 4 years4.067
Bachelor of Science in Electronics EngineeringUD086 · 4 years4.057
Bachelor of Science in Engineering GeologyUD026 · 4 years4.015
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Assessment and Natural Resource ManagementUD116 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)65
Bachelor of Science in FinanceUD118 · 3 years4.0140
Bachelor of Science in Food Science and TechnologyUD074 · 4 years4.046
Bachelor of Science in Geographical Information Systems and Remote SensingUD102 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)50
Bachelor of Science in GeologyUD028 · 4 years4.023
Bachelor of Science in Geology with Geothermal Resources ExplorationUD092 · 4 years4.012
Bachelor of Science in Geology with Petroleum ResourcesUD059 · 4 years4.015
Bachelor of Science in GeomaticsUD079 · 4 years4.029
Bachelor of Science in GeophysicsUD091 · 4 years5.012
Bachelor of Science in Industrial BiotechnologyUD108 · 4 years5 (from 3 subjects)15
Bachelor of Science in Industrial EngineeringUD056 · 4 years4.050
Bachelor of Science in Marine SciencesUD087 · 3 years4.045
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and StatisticsUD089 · 3 years4.060
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringUD055 · 4 years4.070
Bachelor of Science in Medical BiotechnologyUD115 · 4 years6 (from 3 subjects)15
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy and Mineral Processing EngineeringUD057 · 4 years4.029
Bachelor of Science in MeteorologyUD062 · 3 years4.050
Bachelor of Science in Mining EngineeringUD016 · 4 years4.040
Bachelor of Science in OceanographyUD117 · 3 years4.0100
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum ChemistryUD061 · 3 years4.050
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum EngineeringUD060 · 4 years4.524
Bachelor of Science in Physics (Medical Physics)UD100 · 3 years4.015
Bachelor of Science in Plant Conservation and TaxonomyUD107 · 3 years4.015
Bachelor of Science in Plant Heath and ProtectionUD105 · 3 years4.020
Bachelor of Science in Quantity SurveyingUD077 · 4 years4.050
Bachelor of Science in StatisticsUD011 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)140
Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications EngineeringUD019 · 4 years4.070
Bachelor of Science in Textile Design and TechnologyUD018 · 4 years4.035
Bachelor of Science in Textile EngineeringUD017 · 4 years4.040
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Science and ConservationUD031 · 3 years4.050
Bachelor of Science in ZoologyUD022 · 3 years4.050
Bachelor of Science with EducationUD032 · 3 years4.0350
Bachelor of Science with GeologyUD033 · 4 years4.033
Bachelor of Social WorkUD066 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)100
Bachelor of Sport Sciences and Physical EducationUD050 · 3 years5 (from 3 subjects)80
Doctor of Dental SurgeryUD098 · 5 years6.010
Doctor of MedicineUD080 · 5 years6.0122

Listed by TCU under UDSM

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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