Welcome to Umma University
Fostering Knowledge and Innovation
With a well-stocked library, Free 24/7 internet/WI-FI access, Unparalleled academic resources, State-of-the-Art Facilities including a stadium, swimming pool, and well-equipped laboratories.
With a well-stocked library, Free 24/7 internet/WI-FI access, Unparalleled academic resources, State-of-the-Art Facilities including a stadium, swimming pool, and well-equipped laboratories.
Umma University is fully accredited by the Commission for University Education, ensuring quality education across all programmes. Our School of Law and Sharia and School of Nursing hold additional professional accreditations from the Council for Legal Education and Nursing Council of Kenya. Our ISO 9001:2015 Certification reinforces our position as a quality driven institution.
Our trimester academic programmes guarantee timely completion without prolonged vacations, our experienced faculty offer mentorship and support to students.
Umma University offers affordable fees payable instalments, pocket friendly accommodation, and various student financing options including scholarships, interest-free study loans, students are also eligible for HELB Loans.
Years of
Experience
Umma University is Kenya’s premier Islamic faith-based institution of higher learning, uniquely positioned at the intersection of values and innovation.
Founded on a vision to integrate Islamic moral principles with scientific, technological, and innovative education, the university has grown into a hub of academic excellence, research, and community service.
This vision was first inspired by the late Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, renowned physician, philanthropist and humanitarian. Dr. Al-Sumait dedicated his life to advancing education, healthcare, and community development across Africa, guided by the belief that sustainable
progress begins with knowledge. His dream was to establish an institution that blends Islamic values with modern academic excellence, shaping generations of graduates to serve humanity with integrity, compassion, and professionalism.
Today, Umma University stands as a living legacy of his commitment to education as a force for transformation.
Students
Staff
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Programs
Alumni
Focusing on high education with the best quality.
The School offers programmes spanning from Masters, Bachelors, Diplomas, Certificates and short courses in Business and Technology.
The School offers programmes spanning from Masters, Bachelors, Diplomas, Certificates in Islamic Studies and Arabic.
The School offers a range of courses spanning from Bachelors, Diplomas and Certificates Courses in Nursing, Community Health and Development.
Umma University has two learning Centers located in Garissa and Mombasa, and a TVET institute located in Thika Makongeni.
Student life at Umma University is vibrant, diverse, and holistic, offering more than just academics. Students enjoy a supportive campus environment with modern learning facilities, sports and recreational activities, and a variety of clubs and associations that nurture talent, leadership, and creativity. As a faith-based institution, the University also emphasizes spiritual growth and moral values through prayer, mentorship, and community service. With career development opportunities, internships, and entrepreneurship training, Umma University ensures that students are well-prepared for life beyond graduation while fostering a sense of community, inclusivity, and lifelong learning.




Umma University is committed to creating an inclusive, accessible, and supportive learning environment for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). We strive to ensure equal opportunities in admission, learning, and campus services by providing reasonable accommodations, assistive support, and a disability-friendly campus. Every student deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed — and we are dedicated to making that possible.
About UMMA University
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+254 746 790 207
WhatsApp +254 703969000
Garissa: +254 721623705
Namanga Road, Kajiado County
Box 713-01100, Kajiado, Kenya.
Office Location: 2nd Floor Heidelberg plaza, Bellevue Mombasa road
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We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to