Accredited programmes
9
3 faculties and schools
Bachelor's degrees
6
Postgraduate programmes
2
master's, doctorates and postgraduate diplomas
Established
1994
as the booklet gives it
- Mandate
- Comprehensive
- Location
- Harare
ZIMCHE published this list of registered universities and accredited programmes in September 2026; its introduction still describes the universities “as of June 2024”. The programmes are those ZIMCHE lists as accredited — they are not a statement of what each university is admitting students to this year.
By level
Levels are our grouping, read from the first words of each programme's name (Bachelor…, Master…, Doctor…, Diploma…). The booklet's own wording is kept, including its spelling of programme names.
- Bachelor's degrees6
- Master's degrees1
- Doctorates1
- Certificates1
Its 9 accredited programmes, by faculty
In the booklet's order, with its faculty and programme names.
School of Philosophy and Humanities3 programmes
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in PhilosophyBachelor's
- Master of PhilosophyMaster's
- Doctor of PhilosophyDoctorate
School of Engineering and ICT1 programme
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Communication TechnologyBachelor's
School of Education and Leadership5 programmes
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Transformational LeadershipBachelor's
- Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Inclusive EducationBachelor's
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Inclusive EducationBachelor's
- Certificate in Education and Leadership ExecutiveCertificate
- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Accounting and ManagementBachelor's
The booklet repeats 2 programme lines for Arrupe Jesuit University; each repeat within a faculty is shown once.
What it costs, and what isn't here
ZIMCHE's list gives no fees, entry requirements or student numbers — each university sets its own fees and entry requirements, so check its website.
Zimbabwe's other registered universities: Africa University, Bindura University of Science Education, Catholic University of Zimbabwe, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Great Zimbabwe University, Gwanda State University, Harare Institute of Technology, Lupane State University, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Midlands State University, National University of Science and Technology, Reformed Church University, Solusi University, University of Zimbabwe, Women’s University in Africa, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University, Zimbabwe National Defence University, Zimbabwe Open University
Source: Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), “Accredited Universities and their Programmes” (September 2026), downloaded 2026-10-20; provisional registrations from ZIMCHE's “Higher Education Institutions” page, read 2026-10-20.
The facts were re-keyed and arranged by CollegeMatcher: names and mandates re-cased, repeated programme lines counted once, levels grouped, two locations corrected from the booklet's own details, and university websites checked. ZIMCHE reserves all rights in its publications, so only the facts are used here, not its text or layout; contact details are not reproduced.
Similar institutions in Zimbabwe
Picked by type, place and size, from the same data as this page — not a judgement of quality.
- Catholic University of ZimbabwePrivate university · Harare · 30 accredited programmes
- Women’s University in AfricaPrivate university · Harare · 34 accredited programmes
- Reformed Church UniversityPrivate university · Masvingo · 14 accredited programmes
- Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti UniversityPrivate university · Bindura, Mashonaland Central · 35 accredited programmes
- Solusi UniversityPrivate university · Solusi, Bulawayo, Matabeleland South · 53 accredited programmes
- Africa UniversityPrivate university · Mutare, Manicaland · 84 accredited programmes