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Quality the Agenda COMMISSION FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY STATISTICS SECOND EDITION 2018 Quality the Agenda COMMISSION FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY STATISTICS (2016/2017) ISBN 978-9966-009-25-8 ii ©2018 Commission for University Education, Kenya This publication is copyrighted by the Commission for University Education. It is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise noted, you are free to copy, duplicate or reproduce, and distribute, display, or transmit any part of this publication or portions thereof without permission, and to make translations, adaptations. The work must be attributed, but not in any way that suggests endorsement by the Commission for University Education. This work may not be used for commercial purposes. If this work is altered, transformed, or built upon, the resulting work must be distributed only under the same license. Any of the above conditions can be waived if permission is obtained from the copyright holder. Nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author’s moral rights. Fair dealing and other rights are in no way affected by the above. The parts used must not misrepresent the meaning of the publication. ISBN 978-9966-009-25-8 iii EDITORIAL BOARD 1. Mrs. Eliza Mbatia - Chairperson of the Editorial Committee 2. Mr. John Mutethia - Member 3. Ms. Evelyn Okewo - Member 4. Mrs. Lynette Kisaka - Member 5. Ms. Stella Kiptoo - Member 6. Mr. Clifford Gicheru - Member iv FOREWORD This report on University statistics presents comprehensive university data covering the following key thematic areas: academic programmes, student enrolment, staffing, graduation trends and finance. This is the second detailed report on university data, which the Commission for University Education (CUE) has prepared. The data presented is current and captures several indicators of the university sector. These include, but are not limited to, the dynamics of gender representation, programme diversification, enrolment, staff-student ratio and financing - all of which have been documented. With the knowledge that data is a vital element in making decisions and crafting policies, the Commission is committed to building a rich data base, which will be easily accessed by any authorized person upon request. Policies and projections will then be made based on tangible up- to-date data. There will also be greater efficiency in the implementation of projects and realization of targets. Unlike the previous years, the universities were more cooperative in providing data, which is an indication that they have embraced the exercise wholeheartedly. Of note is data on enrolment of students by County. Previously, universities were not capturing this information in their admission records. But through Commission’s intervention and constructive engagement with the universities, a significant number of them provided the data, which has been analyzed in this report. This report will be handy to the policy makers in various State departments, private sector, NGOs, development partners and other interest groups who intend to partner with the university sector in matters pertaining to training and research. In line with the function of the Commission stipulated in Section 5 (1) of the Universities Act (2012), Revised (2016), the Commission has put in place a framework for assuring quality of research and integrity of data collection in the university sector. In doing this, the Commission is inspired by ideals enshrined in its Vision, Mission, Strategic Objectives and Core Values. Prof. Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha Chairman Commission for University Education v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Compilation of the 2016/2017 University Statistics Report would not have been possible without the immense contribution of several people. First, I would like to thank the Chairman and the entire Commission fraternity for their steadfast support during the process of collecting and processing the University Data Book for 2016/17. Secondly, I would like to thank both public and private universities for providing data on the thematic areas which have been analyzed in this report and for working closely with the Commission to validate the data so that the report captures accurately all the information they shared. Thirdly, I wish to acknowledge the Ministry of Education for its support and for authorizing two of their officers, Mr. Polycarp Otieno and Mr. Philip Kinara to work with the team at the Commission to ensure that the report is up to the required standard. I gratefully acknowledge the time and expertise devoted to reviewing of the document by the Commission’s Editorial Committee. Last but certainly not least, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the team in the Division of Planning, Research and Development for their hard work and commitment to the task of producing this important report. These include Prof. Jackson Too - Ag. Deputy Commission Secretary, Planning Research and Development; Ms. Hyrine Matheka - Senior Assistant Commission Secretary, Planning and Resource Mobilization; Ms. Stella Kiptoo - Assistant Commission Secretary; Dr. Alice Kande - Senior Research Officer; Mr. Pius Walela - Senior Research Officer; Mr. Reynold Njue - Planning Officer, Partnership and Resource Mobilization; Ms. Claris Adoyo - Research Officer; and Mr. Muriithi Njeru, Data Analyst, who worked tirelessly to deliver this report. Prof. Mwenda Ntarangwi Commission Secretary/CEO Commission for University Education vi ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADEA Association for the Development of Education in Africa CBA Collective Bargaining Agreement CHET Centre for Higher Education Transformation CUE Commission for University Education DUC Differentiated Unit Cost GER Gross Enrolment Rate FDI Foreign Direct Investment ICT Information Communication Technology ISCED International Standard Classification of Education KAG Kenya Assemblies of God KUCCPS Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services LIA Letter of Interim Authority MOE Ministry of Education OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development PGD Postgraduate Diploma PSSP Privately Sponsored Students Programme SDGs Sustainable Development Goals STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics UCT University of Cape Town UFB Universities Funding Board UK United Kingdom UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization USA United States of America vii DEFINITION OF TERMS Accreditation The procedure by which the Commission recognizes an institution as a University and as having fulfilled the prescribed criteria for mounting its academic programmes Academic programme The design of learning content, which is multi- dimensional and includes intentions, structure of content, delivery modes, academic resources and assessment modes Differentiated Unit Cost The annual per student cost of mounting a particular degree programme Full Time Staff Equivalent (FTSE) Measures the equivalence to full-time as recorded in the Contract of Employment Full Time Academic Staff Employees whose Contract of Employment is 100% for that post Part Time Academic Staff Employees whose Contract of Employment is for anything less than the full-time equivalent (100%) Public Chartered University A university established and maintained or assisted out of public funds Private Chartered University A university which is established or maintained out of funds other than public funds Student to Fulltime Staff Ratio The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) students divided by Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Faculty Universities Constituent Colleges Means a semi-autonomous component of a chartered university whose academic affairs are governed by the Senate of the university Universities with Letter of Interim An instrument of accreditation granted to a Authority private university as stipulated in the Universities Act, 2012; Revised 2016 viii TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD ......................................................................................................................................... IV FOREWORD........................................................................................................................................................ V ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................................................... VI ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................ VII DEFINITION OF TERMS ................................................................................................................................ VIII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………………………………………...XIII CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.0 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN KENYA ........................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER TWO.................................................................................................................................................