University of Bamenda

Bamenda, Cameroon Founded 2010 World Rank #4816

Updated May 2026

Overview

English Name: University of Bamenda
Acronyms: UBa
Founded: 2010
Institution Type: University
Control Type: Public
World Rank: #4816
Rank in Cameroon: #5

Operating from Bamenda, Cameroon, University of Bamenda delivers higher education as a public university established in 2010. It serves as a higher-education provider within Cameroon.

Teaching at University of Bamenda covers bachelor's through doctoral programmes, delivered through numerous faculties and schools. The institution maintains a catalogue of active programmes spanning undergraduate and postgraduate routes.

On academic rankings, University of Bamenda is ranked #4816 globally and #5 within Cameroon. The institution participates in Cameroon's academic ecosystem alongside other higher-education providers.

Location & Contact

Looking to reach University of Bamenda? Address, contact details, and online links below. For finance and tuition payment queries, the bursar or finance office is typically a separate contact point.

Address: P.O. Box 39 Bambili
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Academic Details

The figures below cover University of Bamenda's academic scale, faculty depth, and recognised standing. Treat the enrolment count as a point-in-time snapshot; trends require multi-year comparison.

Accrediting Agency: Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur

Degrees

Also Capacité en Droit; Higher National DIploma(HND)/Higher Professional Diploma(HPD); Diplôme de conseiller de l'orientation (DIPCO); Postgraduate Diploma; MBA; Executive MBA

Bachelor's 135 programs

Bachelor's programmes build foundational expertise, preparing graduates for entry-level professional roles and further postgraduate study.

  • Accountancy
  • African Languages
  • African Studies
  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture and Planning
  • Archiving
  • Art History
  • Banking
  • Biochemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedicine
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany
  • Building Technologies
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Chemistry
  • Child Care and Development
  • Cinema and Television
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clothing and Sewing
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Networks
  • Crop Production
  • Curriculum
  • Dance
  • Data Processing
  • Development Studies
  • Developmental Psychology
  • E-Business/Commerce
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Sciences
  • Educational Technology
  • Educational and Student Counselling
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Maintenance
  • Energy Engineering
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Studies
  • Fashion Design
  • Finance
  • Food Science
  • Food Technology
  • Foreign Languages Education
  • Forestry
  • Geography (Human)
  • Geology
  • Government
  • Health Education
  • Heating and Refrigeration
  • History
  • Hotel and Restaurant
  • Human Resources
  • Humanities and Social Science Education
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Management
  • Information Sciences
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance
  • International Business
  • International Studies
  • Laboratory Techniques
  • Law
  • Leisure Studies
  • Library Science
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance Technology
  • Management
  • Marine Transport
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Technology
  • Meteorology
  • Microbiology
  • Midwifery
  • Mining Engineering
  • Modern Languages
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Petroleum and Gas Engineering
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Sciences
  • Power Engineering
  • Preschool Education
  • Primary Education
  • Private Law
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Law
  • Public Relations
  • Road Transport
  • Science Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Secretarial Studies
  • Software Engineering
  • Statistics
  • Surveying and Mapping
  • Taxation
  • Teacher Training
  • Technology
  • Technology Education
  • Telecommunications Engineering
  • Textile Technology
  • Theatre
  • Thermal Engineering
  • Tourism
  • Town Planning
  • Translation and Interpretation
  • Transport Management
  • Transport and Communications
  • Visual Arts
  • Wildlife
  • Wood Technology
  • Zoology
Master's 159 programs

Master's programmes develop advanced specialised expertise, suited to senior industry positions and applied research.

  • Accountancy
  • Actuarial Science
  • Administrative Law
  • African Languages
  • African Studies
  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Equipment
  • Agronomy
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Architecture and Planning
  • Archiving
  • Art History
  • Automation
  • Banking
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Chemistry
  • Cinema and Television
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Clothing and Sewing
  • Commercial Law
  • Communication Studies
  • Community Development
  • Community Health
  • Comparative Politics
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Networks
  • Crop Production
  • Curriculum
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Processing
  • Development Studies
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Earth Sciences
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Sciences
  • Educational Technology
  • Educational Testing and Evaluation
  • Educational and Student Counselling
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Energy Engineering
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Studies
  • Fashion Design
  • Finance
  • Food Science
  • Food Technology
  • Forest Economics
  • Forestry
  • Geochemistry
  • Geography (Human)
  • Geological Engineering
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • Government
  • Health Administration
  • Herbology
  • Heritage Preservation
  • Higher Education
  • History
  • Human Resources
  • Human Rights
  • Humanities and Social Science Education
  • Industrial Management
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Management
  • Information Sciences
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance
  • International Law
  • International Relations and Diplomacy
  • International Studies
  • Laboratory Techniques
  • Law
  • Library Science
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance Technology
  • Management
  • Marine Transport
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Measurement and Precision Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Parasitology
  • Metal Techniques
  • Microbiology
  • Midwifery
  • Mining Engineering
  • Native Language Education
  • Natural Resources
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Occupational Health
  • Paleontology
  • Parasitology
  • Pathology
  • Peace and Disarmament
  • Pedagogy
  • Petroleum and Gas Engineering
  • Petrology
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Sciences
  • Power Engineering
  • Private Law
  • Production Engineering
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Public Law
  • Real Estate
  • Science Education
  • Secretarial Studies
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Software Engineering
  • Statistics
  • Structural Architecture
  • Surveying and Mapping
  • Teacher Training
  • Technology Education
  • Textile Technology
  • Theatre
  • Tourism
  • Town Planning
  • Toxicology
  • Translation and Interpretation
  • Transport Engineering
  • Transport Management
  • Transport and Communications
  • Visual Arts
  • Waste Management
  • Wildlife
  • Wood Technology
  • Zoology
Doctoral 80 programs

Doctoral programmes train independent researchers, leading to academic, scientific, and senior advisory careers.

  • Accountancy
  • African Languages
  • Agricultural Business
  • Agronomy
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture and Planning
  • Banking
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Cinema and Television
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Networks
  • Crop Production
  • Cultural Studies
  • Curriculum
  • Cybersecurity
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Earth Sciences
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Testing and Evaluation
  • Educational and Student Counselling
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Finance
  • Food Science
  • Food Technology
  • Forest Economics
  • Forestry
  • Geography (Human)
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • Health Administration
  • History
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology
  • Mining Engineering
  • Natural Resources
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Parasitology
  • Pathology
  • Petroleum and Gas Engineering
  • Petrology
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Sciences
  • Private Law
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Law
  • Software Engineering
  • Statistics
  • Teacher Training
  • Theatre
  • Translation and Interpretation
  • Visual Arts
  • Wildlife
  • Zoology
Other 10 programs
  • Business Education
  • Computer Education
  • Educational Sciences
  • Foreign Languages Education
  • Home Economics Education
  • Humanities and Social Science Education
  • Mathematics Education
  • Medicine
  • Science Education
  • Technology Education

Faculties & Divisions

University of Bamenda's academic units by subject area. New subject areas (data science, sustainability studies) often emerge as inter-departmental majors before settling into a single faculty.

Higher Teachers Training (College) 1 subject offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Teacher Training
Higher Technical Teachers Training (College) 2 subjects offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Teacher Training
  • Technology Education
Technology (College) 13 subjects offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Biotechnology
  • Computer Engineering
  • Crop Production
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Food Technology
  • Forestry
  • Nutrition
  • Technology
  • Wildlife
Arts (Faculty) 13 subjects offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • African Languages
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture and Planning
  • Communication Studies
  • Development Studies
  • English
  • Geography (Human)
  • History
  • Linguistics
  • Modern Languages
  • Performing Arts
  • Psychology
  • Visual Arts
Economics and Management Science (Faculty) 3 subjects offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Accountancy
  • Economics
  • Management

Common Career Paths

  • Operations Manager
  • Project Manager
  • HR Manager

Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.

Education (Faculty) 1 subject offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Education

Common Career Paths

  • Teacher
  • Educational Administrator
  • Curriculum Specialist

Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.

Health Sciences (Faculty) 4 subjects offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Health Sciences
  • Medical Technology
  • Midwifery
  • Nursing

Common Career Paths

  • Research Scientist
  • Lab Technician
  • Analyst

Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.

Law and Political Sciences (Faculty) 4 subjects offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Law
  • Political Sciences
  • Private Law
  • Public Law

Common Career Paths

  • Lawyer
  • Legal Consultant
  • Compliance Officer

Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.

Science (Faculty) 11 subjects offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Biochemistry
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Geology
  • Mathematics
  • Microbiology
  • Parasitology
  • Physics
  • Zoology

Common Career Paths

  • Research Scientist
  • Lab Technician
  • Analyst

Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.

Commerce and Management (Institute) 2 subjects offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Business and Commerce
  • Management

Common Career Paths

  • Operations Manager
  • Project Manager
  • HR Manager

Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.

Polytechnic (National) (Institute) 1 subject offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Engineering
Transportation and Logistics (Institute) 1 subject offered

Specialisations & Subjects

  • Transport Management

Programs Offered

The full set of programmes University of Bamenda offers is searchable and grouped by level below. Some programmes accept rolling applications; others run on annual cycles — check before applying.

75 programmes on record. Each level below shows a sample. Compare these on the programs page All programs in Cameroon

Bachelor's Degree 52 programmes

Bachelor of Arts in Bilingual and Translation Studies
Translation & Interpreting
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Development Studies
Communication Studies
Bachelor of Arts in English
English Language Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Planning
Geography
Bachelor of Arts in History and Archaeology
History
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and African Languages
Linguistics & Language Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng)
General Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biological Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and Architecture
Architecture

Showing 10 of 52.

Master's Degree 16 programmes

Bachelor of Medicine (MD)
Medicine
Master of Arts in English
English Language Studies
Master of Arts in Political Science
Politics & International Relations
Master of Engineering (M.Eng)
General Engineering
Master of Health
Health Sciences
Master of Law in English Law
English Language Studies
Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering
General Engineering
Master of Science in Accounting
Accounting
Master of Science in Banking and Finance
Finance, Banking & Insurance
Master of Science in Economics
Economics

Showing 10 of 16.

Doctorate 3 programmes

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Philosophy & Ethics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Animal Production and Fisheries
Animal Science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering
Philosophy & Ethics

Diploma 4 programmes

Advanced Diploma in Education (DIPES)
Education & Teaching
Diploma in Data Science
Data Science & Analytics
Diploma in Teacher Education (DIPET)
Education & Teaching
Diploma in Telecommunications
Communication Studies

How to apply to University of Bamenda

A practical five-step guide to applying to University of Bamenda, from programme research through submission and follow-up.

  1. 1
    Find a programme that fits your goals

    University of Bamenda's catalogue includes 75 programmes. Browse by level, identify candidates matching your prior qualifications, and note their entry requirements for the next step.

  2. 2
    Confirm you meet the requirements

    Entry requirements vary by programme and degree level. Verify academic minimums, language tests (if international), and any additional documents required for University of Bamenda's admissions process.

  3. 3
    Assemble your application package

    Typical documents include academic transcripts, identity proof (passport or national ID), language proficiency test scores, a personal statement or motivation letter, and recommendation letters. International applicants should account for translation and notarisation time.

  4. 4
    Submit your application

    Submit your completed application through University of Bamenda's official website at uniba-edu.cm. Most institutions use an online portal — register an account, complete the application form, and upload your prepared documents. Keep copies of all submissions and confirmation receipts.

  5. 5
    Contact admissions and follow up

    Follow up to confirm your application was received and is being processed. Admissions teams may request interviews or additional documents — respond promptly to keep your application active.

Frequently Asked Questions about University of Bamenda

Short Q&A on the institutional facts that matter most when shortlisting University of Bamenda as a study destination.

When was University of Bamenda founded?

University of Bamenda was established in 2010 (approximately 16 years ago).

In which city is University of Bamenda?

University of Bamenda is based in Bamenda, Cameroon.

What is University of Bamenda's control type?

University of Bamenda operates as a public institution.

What is University of Bamenda's ranking?

University of Bamenda is ranked #4816 globally and #5 in Cameroon.

What degrees does University of Bamenda offer?

University of Bamenda delivers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes across its academic units.

Is University of Bamenda officially recognised?

Yes, University of Bamenda is recognised by Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur.

What is University of Bamenda's official website?

The institution's website is uniba-edu.cm.

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