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University of Zimbabwe

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Mount Pleasant, Zimbabwe
1501+ in World University Rankings 2025
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<闌虧弝け class="css-1enjqce">About

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A public university, the University of Zimbabwe is located in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. It was first established in 1952 when it was known as the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and was initially affiliated with the University of London. It was later called University of Rhodesia, before becoming the University of Zimbabwe following Zimbabwe's independence in 1980.

The university has 11 faculties including agriculture, arts, commerce, education, engineering, law, science, social studies, veterinary sciences and the college of health sciences. Each offers a range of different degree programmes along with various specialist research institutes.

The main campus is found in the Mount Pleasant suburb in northern Harare. The campus comprises 740 acres, though a third of it is seasonal wetland which remains undeveloped. This area of the city is reserved for education and nearby is the Ministry of Education Audio-Visual Centre, Mount Pleasant School, and the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council headquarters.

There are 171 buildings on the main campus, including academic halls, student accommodation and staff housing. There are also plenty of sporting facilities including the college green which is also used for social events. Students can choose from athletics, basketball, cricket, football, field hockey, rugby, and tennis and teams from the university frequently wins the Zimbabwe Universities Sports Association Games.

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A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Zimbabwe

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
51 F : 49 M (1)
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International student percentage
0% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
18.3 (1)
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Student total
23476 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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<闌虧弝け class="css-1enjqce">Subjects Taught at the University of Zimbabwe

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Life Sciences801每1000th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Clinical and Health601每800th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Social Sciences801+

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Physical Sciences1001+

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics