Public university in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, founded 1950

Addis Ababa University Tuition Fees 2027

Addis Ababa University was established in 1950 as the University College of Addis Ababa. It charges non-Ethiopian students tuition per ECTS credit, with lower rates for students from IGAD and East African countries: other international undergraduates pay USD 60 to USD 150 per ECTS depending on the subject, and master's students USD 90 to USD 225. The application fee is USD 40 for undergraduate and USD 150 for graduate programmes.

Verified 15 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
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The 2026/27 2026 round closed 15 Sep 2026. The next cycle is not published yet.
Tuition
charged per credit or per semester
English test
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Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
$40
International tuitionNot listed
Application fee$40

Addis Ababa University's fee schedule for non-Ethiopian students sets tuition per ECTS credit in US dollars, with lower rates for IGAD member and East African countries than for other international students; refugees pay the Ethiopian rate in birr. Other international students pay tuition of USD 150 per ECTS at undergraduate level, USD 225 for master's and USD 300 for PhD study in Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and other health sciences; USD 90, USD 135 and USD 180 in software engineering, computer science, architecture and engineering; and USD 60, USD 90 and USD 120 in law, business, economics, social sciences and humanities. Students from IGAD and East African countries pay USD 100, USD 60 or USD 42 per ECTS at undergraduate level in the same groups. The application fee is USD 40 for undergraduate and USD 150 for graduate programmes. The schedule does not state an academic year or yearly total.

Sources, checked 15 September 2026
  1. https://www.aau.edu.et/admission
  2. https://www.aau.edu.et/announcements/8109992f-fafa-4fdc-8696-843171343eab
  3. https://www.aau.edu.et/announcements/e7884dda-5237-49a6-9a87-3fbe32fd9e95
  4. https://www.aau.edu.et/aau-at-a-glance