Lira University Application Deadlines 2027

Lira University is a public university in Lira, northern Uganda, established as a constituent college of Gulu University in 2009 and made a fully-fledged public university in 2015. It has a student population of over 3,800 and offers certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with tuition for international students listed per semester at double the East African rate.

Master

Intake	Round	Applicants	Opens	Closes	Status	Fee	Source
Fall 2026	Regular	All	9 Feb 2026	31 May 2026	Closed	UGX 50,000	28 Sep 2026
Applies to the Postgraduate entry scheme (as well as the Diploma and Mature Age entry schemes, which are not separately modelled here) for the August intake of the 2026/2027 academic year. This deadline has already passed; it is recorded here as the most recently published cycle for this entry scheme. No later 2026/2027 or 2027/2028 deadline has been published for this scheme as of the verification date.

Bachelor

Intake	Round	Applicants	Opens	Closes	Status	Fee	Source
Fall 2026	Regular	All	9 Feb 2026	15 Jun 2026 17:00 Africa/Kampala	Closed	UGX 50,000	28 Sep 2026
Applies to the Direct Entry scheme for undergraduate degree programmes and the Higher Education Access Certificate, for the August intake of the 2026/2027 academic year. This deadline has already passed; it is recorded here as the most recently published cycle for this entry scheme. No later 2026/2027 or 2027/2028 deadline has been published for this scheme as of the verification date.

Sources, checked 28 September 2026