UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015

Accommodation services are coordinated by the Sokoine University of Agriculture Students Accommodation Bureau
(SUASAB).
Capacity
SUASAB has accommodation space of 3512 undergraduate students and 102 postgraduate students which make a
total capacity of 3614 students as shown below:
S/N Campus/Hostel Capacity Total
Undergraduate ostgraduate
! "ain #ampus $%& '& $()
) *ew +ostels !,%& && !!))
' Solomon "ahlangu #ampus !--& !--&
- .ihonda )%- )%-
T!T"# 3512 102 3614
riority !rder o$ allocation o$ rooms
Since the accommodation facilities are not ade/uate0 SUASAB has devised a priolisation system for allocating room to
students. +ence students may be offered accommodation in the University residence in order of the priority as
following:
(a) Students with physical disability
(b) Students with health challenges
(c) 1oreign students
(d) 1irst year students
(e) 1emale students
(f) 1inalist students (males)
(g) #ontinuing students (males)
%ates o$ accommodation payments
&a' ostgraduate rogrammes
2ooms are not shared.
Accommodation fee is Ts(s) *12+500)00 per student per year plus depreciation fee (non refundable) of
TS(s) 20+000)00) 3he total payment is TS(s) *32+500)00 which is to be made in one installment.
&,' Undergraduate and non-degree programmes
2ooms are shared by two to si4 students
(i) 1irst year
Accommodation fee is TS(s) .6+*40)00 per student per semester one plus depreciation fee
(nonrefundable) of Ts(s) 10+000)00) 3he total payment is TS(s) *6+*40)00 for main campus
hostels0 new hostels and Solomon "ahlangu #ampus.
Accommodation fee for .ihonda hostel is TS(s) 43+4/0)00 per student per semester one
plus depreciation fee (non refundable) of TS(s) 10+000)00) 3he total payment is
TS(s) 53+4/0)00
(ii) #ontinuing and finalists
Accommodation fee is TS(s) .2+530)00 per student per semester one for main campus hostels0
*ew hostels and Solomon "ahlangu.
Accommodation fee for .ihonda hostel is TS(s) 41+265)00 per student per semester
one.
N01 "ll payments must ,e made in ad2ance t(roug( C%30 "ccount No) 10410/6/6*.35) 5a6e sure your
$ull name+ %egistration num,er+ (ostel and room num,er appear on ,an6 pay-in-slip)
+owever0 to avoid inconveniences no student is allowed to pay accommodation fee before being registered
at the University and following other logistics as shall be directed by the SUASAB.
"ccommodation during long 2acation
(a) 1ield 5ractical (i) 6ocal students: Ts(s) 1+250)00 per day per bed
(ii) 7isitors: Ts(s) 1+350)00 per day per bed
(b) 5robation e4amination: Ts(s) 630)00 per day per bed.
(c) Seminars0 conference0 games and sports: Ts(s) 6+000)00 per day per bed.
Different groups (students and non-students) wishing to stay in our hostels during long vacation are warmly
welcome.