University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Fee Structure, UDSM Fee Structure
University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Fee Structure in the Different Departments of University for Postgraduate, undergraduate, diploma & certificates programmes. There are a range of costs associated with financing your studies at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), including fees and accommodation. Find out what options are available to help you pay for tuition and living expenses and how we can support you with funding, bursaries and advice.
Fees are paid either annually or biannually depending on the programme. Along with an offer of admission, students will receive information on how and when to pay tuition, as well as term of payment.
About the University:
The University of Dar es Salaam is the oldest and biggest public university in Tanzania. It is situated on the western side of the city of Dar es Salaam, occupying 1,625 acres on the observation hill, 13 kilometers from the city centre. It was established on 1st July 1970, through parliament act no. 12 of 1970 and all the enabling legal instruments of the constituent colleges.
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University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Fee Structure and Costs
Fees Structure
At the beginning of the academic year, all students will be required to produce evidence of sponsorship, otherwise, they will be expected to pay full tuition and University fees (or the portion not covered by the sponsor) by the beginning of the semester before they can be permitted to use the University facilities. All payments must be receipted. The following attachment shows Tuition Fees for Non-Tanzanian Nationals in three categories (Attachment).
Full-time Undergraduate Students.
Full-time Postgraduate Students.
Fee Structure for Occasional Students.
| UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR – ACADEMIC DIRECTORATE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES |
- Direct University costs
| Cost Item | Non-Tanzanian Students (USD)) |
| ID fee | 5 |
| Registration (Once) | 100 |
| Examination Fee | 120 |
| Medical Capitation Fees | 125 |
| Student Union Fee | 15 |
| TCU Quality Assurance Cost | 10 |
| Total | 375 |
- Direct Students Costs (Payable direct to the student per year)
| Cost Item | Cost(TZS) |
| Books and Stationary allowance | 200,000 |
| Meal and Accomodation Allowance | 1,190,000 |
| TOTAL | 1,390,000 |
- Tuition Fee
| Cluster | Tution fees for full time year for Non Tanzanian Nationals (USD) | Hosting Academic Unit | Degree / Programme |
| 1 | 2,100 | CoSS CoHu DUCE MUCE |
BA in Heritange Management, Music, Art and Design, Theatre Arts, Film and Television Language Studies, Literature, Philosophy and Ethics, Anthropology, History, Statistics, Psychology, Bachelor of Arts with Education, Bachelor of Education in Arts |
| IDS, IKS | Development Studies, Kiswahili | ||
| SoEd | BEd in Adult and Community Education, Commerce, Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Physical Education and Sports | ||
| 2 | 2,700 | CoET | DSc in Geomatics, Quantity Surveying |
| 3 | 2,700 | CoSS
Library CoHU |
BA in Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Studies, Economics, Political Science and Public Administration, Sociology, Economics and Statistics, Bachelor of Social Work, BA Library and Information Studies |
| SJMC | BA in Journalism, Mass Communication, Public Relations and Advertising | ||
| SoED
DUCE MUCE |
Bachelor of Education (BEed) in Science, BSc with Education | ||
| UDBS | BCommerce (except Accounting) | ||
| CoET | All programmes (except Geomatics and Quantity Surveying) | ||
| CoNAS | All programmes | ||
| UDSoL | BA in Law Enforcement | ||
| 4. | 3,500 | UDBS | BCommerce (Accounting) |
| UDSoL | LLB | ||
| CoICT | BSC in Electronic Science and Communication, BSc in Computer Science, BSc in Computer Engineering and Information Technology and BSc in Telecommunication Engineering, BSc with Computer Science, BSc in Business Information Technology, BSc in Electronics Engineering | ||
| 5 | 5,672 | SoHS | Doctor of Medicine |
UDSM Postgraduate Fees
| Cost Item | Tanzanian Students Amount in TZS | Non-Tanzanian Students (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee (paid once during application) | 50,000 | 50 |
| Student Union | 20,000 | 15 |
| Registration | 20,000 | 15 |
| Caution Money | 50,000 | 50 |
| Student ID | 5,000 | 5 |
| TCU fee | 20,000 | 20 |
| Cost Item | Tanzanian Students | Non Tanzanian Students | |||||
| PGD (TZS) | Masters (TZS) | PhD (TZS) | PGD (US$) | Masters (TZS) | PhD (TZS) | ||
| Stationery | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 65 | 125 | 125 | |
| Books | 350,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 220 | 315 | 315 | |
| Stipend | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 7,200,000 | 3,780 | 3,780 | 4,560 | |
| Thesis Production* | 350,000 | 500,000 | 220 | 315 | |||
| Independent Study/ | 500,000 | 500 | |||||
| Practical Training/ | |||||||
| Research Paper/ Teaching | |||||||
| Practice for PGDE | |||||||
| Total | 6,950,000 | 7,050,000 | 8,400,000 | 4,565 | 4,440 | 5,315 | |
*Cost for thesis production shall be paid to students in the final year.
| College/School/Institute | Tanzanian Students (In Tshs) | Non – Tanzanian Students (In US $) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Ph.D. | Masters | Ph.D. | |
| CoET, CoNAS & IMS | 10,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 6,310 | 12,615 |
| CoICT | 5,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 3,155 | 9,460 |
| UDSE, IKS, SJMC, CoSS, CoHu, IDS, IRA, UDSoL, UDBS, MUCE & DUCE | 4,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 2,525 | 7,570 |
Clarification on Research Funds:
- For Master Programmes, the amount shown is paid once.
- For Ph.D. by Coursework and Dissertation, the amount shown is paid in the third or fourth year of study during the research phase.
- For Ph.D. by thesis, the amount shown covers three years of study.
NB: Tuition fee for each programme has been indicated in the respective academic unit offering that programme. It is also worth to note that Short-Term and Occasional Students shall pay their fees pro rata, in accordance with what is prescribed for regular postgraduate students
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