As one of the oldest standing higher learning institutions in Kenya, St Paul’s University stems back to the 1800s when it began as a Divinity class set to provide Christian leadership and technical skills training to the Kenyan population. The Christian Church set out to equip teacher-evangelists with the practical skills and Christian knowledge needed, that would transform the country. It then grew to become an Anglican learning institution in 1930, then the St Paul’s United Theological College and finally chartered in 2007, as the St Paul’s University we know today.

The university is privately owned by a conglomerate of churches. Their vision for the institution is to be ‘A University of Academic Excellence Based on Christian Principles Producing Graduates in Various Fields for Global Service’. They are pillared on providing students with innovative teaching methods, advanced research and the Christian foundation required to produce servant leaders who’ll transform the country and region at large.

The university offers students courses across certificate-level, diploma-level, undergraduate-level, masters-level to doctorate level. If you have a passion for business, IT or communication then St Paul’s University has the academic offering you need. They offer certificate programmes across Business Management, Business Information Technology, Communication, Computer Science; and diploma programmes across Business Information Technology, Business Management, Computer Science, Communication, Film Production, Information Technology, Journalism, and Public Relations. Their degree programmes span across Arts in Communication, Business Administration & Management, Business and Information Technology, Commerce, Computer Science to Science in Computing and Information Systems. These are just a few of what they have to offer, with still an extensive range of programmes across theology, education, community development, health, psychology, philosophy, management, leadership, justice, policy etc

As you can see, their academic offering is extensive and as a student one is guaranteed to get the academic challenge and learning that one desires. The university has also tailored their programmes to be easily accessible to their students especially for their working students and distant students. They have facilitated for full-time learning, part-time learning to distance-learning. All their students are able to access the advanced teaching services and extensive academic resources.
The institution's main campus is situated in Limuru, with their other 3 campuses distributed across Kenya in Nairobi, Nakuru and Machakos. At any of their campuses, students will be able to access state-of-the art facilities, intensive academic programmes, ultra-modern equipment and labs, and a wide range of non-academic activities. The university prides itself in providing the best in academic programme offering, high-level service and holistic student development.