United States International University – Africa (USIU-Africa)

USIU-Africa — leading private university in Kenya with American-style liberal arts education.

Country:Kenya

Language:English

Published:2025-06-14

Audience:Students, researchers, educators

United States International University – Africa (USIU-Africa) is a private, non-profit university in Nairobi, Kenya. Originally a campus of USIU (founded in San Diego in 1952), the Nairobi campus was established in 1969 and became an independent institution in 2005. USIU-Africa is one of the leading private universities in East Africa, known for its American-style liberal arts model with an international student body drawn from over 60 countries. It offers programmes through four schools: Business Administration, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, and Pharmacy. The campus in Kasarani hosts about 7,000 students. USIU-Africa is accredited by WASC (USA) and Kenya's Commission for University Education.

Keywords

USIU-Africa

Kenya

private university

Nairobi

liberal arts

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