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Rank	Abbreviation	Name of university	Location	Established
1	RIU	Rwenzori International University	Kasese	2022^[1]
2	AfRU	Africa Renewal University	Buloba	2013^[2]
3	ARU	African Rural University	Kagadi	2017
4	ISBAT	ISBAT University	Kampala	2005^[3]
5	AKU	Aga Khan University	Kampala	2001^[4]
6	ASU	All Saints University	Lira	2008^[5]
7	AWU	Ankole Western University	Kabwohe	2005^[6]
8	BSU	Bishop Stuart University	Mbarara	2003^[7]
9	BMU	Bugema University	Bugema	1997^[8]
10	BGU	Busoga University ^{[needs update]}	Iganga	1999^[9]
11	CUU	Cavendish University Uganda	Kampala	2008^[10]
12	GLRU	Great Lakes Regional University	Kanungu	2009^[11]
13	CIU	Clarke International University	Muyenga	2008^[12]
14	IUEA	International University of East Africa	Kansanga	2011^[13]
15	IUIU	Islamic University in Uganda	Mbale	1988^[14]
16	KIU	Kampala International University	Kansanga	2001^[15]
17	KU	Kampala University	Ggaba	2005^[16]
18	KUMU	Kumi University	Kumi	1996^[17]
19	LIU	LivingStone International University	Budaka	2011^[18]
20	MRU	Muteesa I Royal University	Masaka	2007^[19]
22	NDU	Ndejje University	Ndejje	1992^[20]
23	NIU	Nexus International University (formerly VUU)^[21]	Kampala	2012
24	NKU	Nkumba University	Nkumba	1999^[22]
25	NSU	Nsaka University	Jinja	2013^[23]
26	KCU	King Ceaser University^[24](formerly St. Augustine International University)	Kampala	2012^[25]
27	SLAU	St. Lawrence University	Mengo	2006^[26]
28	SIU	Stafford University Uganda	Kisugu	2015.^[27]
29	UCU	Uganda Christian University	Mukono	1997^[28]
30	UMU	Uganda Martyrs University	Nkozi	1993^[29]
31	UNIK	University of Kisubi^[30]	Kisubi	2004^[31]
32	UPU	Uganda Pentecostal University	Fort Portal	2005^[32]
33	USHG	University of the Sacred Heart Gulu	Gulu	2016^[33]
34	UTAMU	Uganda Technology and Management University	Kampala	2012^[34]
35	VU	Victoria University Uganda	Kampala	2011^[35]
36	IU	Ibanda University	Ibanda	2014^[36]
37	LKU	Limkokwing University of Creative Technology	Namataba	2019^[37]^[38]
38	ABU	African Bible University	Lubowa	2005^[39]
39	MIU	Metropolitan International University	Kisoro	2013
40	ROU	Royal Open University	Kampala	2015^{[citation needed]}

Rank	Abbreviation	Name of university	Location	Established
1	BUS	Busitema University	Busitema	2007^[40]
2	GU	Gulu University	Gulu	2004^[41]
3	KABU	Kabale University	Kabale	2001^[42]^[43]
4	KYU	Kyambogo University	Kyambogo	2003^[44]
5	LU	Lira University	Lira	2012^[43]^[45]
6	MUK	Makerere University	Makerere	1922^[46]
7	MUBS	Makerere University Business School	Nakawa	1997^[47]
8	MUST	Mbarara University of Science and Technology	Mbarara	1989^[48]
9	MU	Muni University	Arua	2014^[49]
10	SUN	Soroti University	Soroti	2015^[43]^[50]
11	UMI	Uganda Management Institute	Kampala	1968^[51]
12	MMU	Mountains of the Moon University	Fort Portal	2005^[52]

Rank	Abbreviation	Name of institution	Location	Established
1	UMEC	Uganda Military Engineering College	Lugazi	2007
2	UMA	Uganda Military Academy	Kabamba	2010
3	USCSC	Uganda Senior Command and Staff College	Kimaka	2010
4	UJCSC	Uganda Junior Staff College	Jinja	2010
5	NDCU	National Defence College, Uganda	Njeru	2022^[53]

Rank	Abbreviation	Name of institution	Location	Established
1	KPI	Kigumba Petroleum Institute	Kigumba	2009^[54]
2	IAIT	India Africa Institute of Trade	Kampala	2011^[55]^[56]
3	IPSK	Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala	Muyenga	2013

List_of_universities_in_Uganda

List of universities in Uganda

Private universities

Public universities

Military universities

Other degree-awarding institutions

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