Alupe University (AU)

Established in 2015 as Alupe University College, a constituent college of Moi University, and chartered in 2022, Alupe University is located in Busia County, near the Kenya-Uganda border. The university serves over 4,000 students across its Main Campus.

The university operates five schools including Education and Social Sciences, Science and Computing, Business and Economics, Health Sciences, and Agriculture. Its border location gives it a unique cross-border research mandate in public health and trade.

Accredited by CUE and the IUCEA, the university ranks 40th nationally. It is the only public university headquartered in Busia County, serving as the primary higher education institution for the communities of Kenya's western border region.

Alupe University focuses on applied research in agriculture, health sciences, and education, with growing output in community-based projects and regional development studies. The university's proximity to KEMRI's Alupe research centre creates unique opportunities for collaborative research in tropical diseases, malaria, and public health challenges affecting the Lake Victoria basin and Kenya-Uganda border communities. The School of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences conducts research on crop improvement and livestock health suited to the region's mixed farming systems, while the School of Health Sciences investigates community health challenges in partnership with the neighbouring Alupe Sub-County Hospital. Collaboration with KALRO supports agricultural research on food crops and soil management. The IUCEA affiliation ensures regional standards compliance. Research output increasingly informs county-level health and agricultural policy in Busia, with particular strengths in border-region health challenges, educational access, and cross-border trade dynamics.

A C+ mean grade is the minimum for a Bachelor's degree; competitive programmes (medicine, engineering, law, nursing, architecture) require higher grades and specific KCSE subject clusters. Master's programmes require a relevant Bachelor's degree; PhD programmes a relevant Master's degree.