Maseno University, the only institution of higher learning in the world situated on the Equator, is located in Maseno Township along Kisumu-Busia road, 25 km from Kisumu City and approximately 400 km west of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.

The indigenous communities came up with the name Maseno based on the name of an indigenous tree called Oseno or Oluseno (Carya ovalis).

Since the turn of the century, Maseno has been linked to training, education, and intellectual endeavors. Established in 1990 as a University College, it attained full university status in 2001.

It has developed into a first-choice institution for students joining undergraduate and post-graduate studies.

The student population has risen rapidly and is now at over 27,000 and growing by the year 2025. These are spread in all the Campuses – Main Campus at Maseno, Kisumu Campus in the Central Business District at Kisumu City, Odera Akang’o Campus at Yala and the eCampus that caters to students who choose study online without having to be physically present so that they can continue to work, pursue business and keep busy even as they take courses.

Academics

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Undergraduate and graduate academic programs are organized into departments and schools, with all of them offered with Information Technology (IT).

Maseno University’s “With IT” programs guarantee that all graduates are sufficiently exposed to a knowledge base that allows them to live, learn, and work in a multidisciplinary environment where ICT is both a discipline in and of itself and a resource for learning and working.

The schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and law are the newest.

Schools and Courses

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The University offers undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in different disciplines at the following faculties and schools:

School of Arts and Social Sciences
School of Education
School of Physical and Biological Science
School of Public Health and Community Development
School of Nursing
School of Development and Strategic Studies
School of Business and Economics
School of Medicine
School of Law
School of Pharmacy
School of Agriculture, Food Security and Environmental Sciences
School of Mathematics and Actuarial Science
School of Computing and Informatics
School of Planning & Architecture

Maseno University also manages enterprises such as the Kisumu Hotel and the University farm situated at the main campus, where it produces agricultural products which are used within the university and the surplus is supplied to markets around in Luanda and Kisumu.

It also has a TV and Radio station named Maseno Radio 98.1 Fm under the department of Communication and Media Technology and thus uplifting the journalism students of the institution.

Revolutionizing Student Accommodation

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The university has a wide range of hostels with a key one being the Nyabundi Hostels named after the current Vice Chancellor of the institution; Prof. Julius Nyabundi. This ultra-modern facility, barely three years old, offers a combined bed capacity of 738 (354 for ladies and 384 for men).

These well-furnished rooms are charged at 12,000/= per semester, including specialized self-contained rooms reserved for students with disabilities.

Diverse Housing Options for Every Student

Beyond the modern Nyabundi complex, the university maintains a robust portfolio of hostels across its campuses:

• College Campus Hub: Students along the Kisumu–Busia highway have access to Kilimanjaro (Men), Mara, and Nzoia (Ladies), offering neat and spacious rooms for 7,000/= per semester.
• Self-Catering Facilities: For those preferring independence, the Nile Hostels (960 beds) and ACV Hostels (364 beds near Maseno Police Station) provide shared kitchen facilities at a rate of 7,000/= per semester.
• Secure & Serene Living: The Victoria Hostels offer the largest capacity with 1,400 beds, while the Elgon/Makerere Flats and Equators hostels in Siriba Campus provide a “siren” and quiet environment perfect for intensive study.
• Ladies-Exclusive Zones: Facilities like Rusinga, Ndere, and Kit-Mikayi continue to provide well-maintained, secure housing specifically for female students.

Tuition costs have been restructured and now differ per student based on their eligibility under the newly introduced scholarship and funding framework.

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Maseno University Library. PHOTO/Maseno Univesity