• Students pursuing Education (Arts), Business, Law and Economics will pay Sh15,120 of the total annual cost of Sh216,000.
• Students pursuing Agriculture, Health Sciences, Food Science and related degree courses will pay only Sh22,680 per annum.
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Under the new funding model announced by President William Ruto on Wednesday, Medicine remains the most expensive at Sh720,000 per annum.
Less needy students pursuing this course will pay Sh50,400 per academic year, the same as their needy counterparts.
The government will foot 53 per cent of the cost (Sh381,600) while Helb will pay Sh288,000. Those pursuing dentistry will pay a similar amount.
Similarly, pre-clinical medicine and pre-clinical dentistry students will pay Sh25,200 per year out of the total cost of Sh360,000.
The government will foot Sh190,800 while Helb will disburse 144,000
Pharmacy students will pay Sh35,280, Helb Sh277,200 while government will pay Sh191,520
Pre-clinical pharmacy courses will cost less needy students Sh324,000; the government will pay Sh123,120 of the cost while Helb will foot Sh178,200. Parents will pay only Sh22,680.
Less needy students pursuing Education (Arts), Business, Law and Economics will pay Sh15,120 of the total annual cost which is Sh216,000.
The government will foot Sh82,080 of the cost while Helb will pay Sh118,800.
The annual cost of Applied Humanities and Social Sciences stands at Sh180,000. The government will pay Sh68,400, Helb Sh99,000 and students Sh12,600.
A Bachelor of Arts Degree in Basic Humanities and Social Sciences will cost Sh144,000 per year. Students will pay only Sh10,080, the government Sh54,720 while Helb will foot Sh79,200 of the cost.
A degree in Basic Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geography) will cost less needy students Sh18,480 per year.
The government will cater for Sh100,320 of the total cost of Sh264,000 while Helb will pay Sh145,200.
Students pursuing Veterinary Medicine will pay Sh39,480 per academic year out of the total cost of Sh564,000.
Helb will cater for Sh310,200 while the government will give Sh214,320 in capitation.
Pre-clinical courses in veterinary medicine will cost students Sh22,680, Helb will cover Sh178,200 while the government will give Sh123,120.
Engineering and Survey degree programmes will cost Sh396,000 per year where the government will pay Sh150,480, Helb will disburse Sh217,800 and students will pay only Sh27,720.
Those that will undertake Built Environment and Design will pay Sh25,200 per year out of the total cost of Sh360,000.
Government will pay Sh136,800 while Helb will cover Sh198,000
Architectural Studies (Part 1) will cost Sh360,000. The government will pay Sh136,800, Helb Sh198,000 while students will pay Sh25,200.
Part 2 of the degree course will cost students Sh30,240 per year. The government will pay Sh164,160 of the total cost of Sh432,000. Helb will cater for Sh237,600.
However, less needy learners undertaking bachelor's Degrees in Applied Social Sciences and Arts will pay Sh16,800 per year.
Out of the total cost of Sh240,000, the government will meet Sh91,200 of the cost while Helb will pay Sh132,000.
Students pursuing Agriculture, Health Sciences, Food Science and related degree courses will pay only Sh22,680 per annum.
The entire course will cost Sh224,000 where the government will foot Sh123,120 of the cost while Helb will cater for Sh178,200.
While making the announcement on Wednesday, Ruto said the new funding model will ensure university students and their counterparts in TVET institutions have equal opportunities to pursue higher education.
He said the government the new model will be effected in the 2023/24 academic year and benefit the new cohort of students 173,127 students that will be joining the university.
The capitation will be apportioned to students based on their level of need.
"Universities and TVETS will no longer receive block funding in the form of capitation based on a Differentiated Unit Cost," Ruto said.
He said the funding will be disbursed based on four levels of need; vulnerable, extremely needy, needy and less needy through government scholarships, loans and bursaries.
"Students from needy households joining universities will receive government scholarships of up to 53 per cent and loans of up to 40 per cent," Ruto said.
Parents will only pay 7 per cent of the total cost of their university education.
Those joining TVETs will receive government scholarships of up to 50 per cent and 30 per cent in loans. Their households will pay 20 per cent of the costs, he added.
He said the less needy students will receive a maximum of 38 per cent in government scholarships and 55 per cent in loans. Parents will pay 7 per cent of the cost.
Those joining TVETS will receive 32 per cent in scholarships and 48 per cent in loans while parents will pay 20 per cent.
Some 145,325 students will join TVETs in the next cohort.