KUCCPS Releases 2025 KCSE University And College Placement Results

The government has released the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) placement results for the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates. The results clear the way for thousands of students to join universities, colleges and technical institutions.

The Education Cabinet Secretary announced that 293,869 students had been successfully placed across institutions for the 2025/2026 academic cycle. That figure marks a sharp increase from the annual average of about 70,000 placements recorded in previous cycles.

Of those placed, 202,133 secured admission to degree programmes. Another 28,246 were placed at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), while 500 students secured places in Diploma in Law (Paralegal) programmes.

Kenya Utalii College received 765 admitted students through the central placement system for the first time this cycle, marking an expansion of the institutions available through KUCCPS. A further 875 students were placed in secondary Teacher Training College (TTC) programmes.

Some 8,915 candidates who qualified for degree programmes chose to pursue Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses instead, a trend officials linked to growing interest in skills-based education.

The inter-institution transfer window has been extended from two weeks to one month, giving students more time to request changes to their placements where necessary. Universities and colleges have been directed to begin issuing admission and joining instructions immediately.

According to the Ministry of Education, 980,535 candidates who sat the 2025 KCSE examination were eligible to apply for placement. Of these, 270,508 attained the minimum C+ grade required for admission into degree programmes.

KUCCPS Chief Executive Officer Dr Agnes Mercy Wahome said the placement exercise accounted for 81 percent of all students who attained C+ and above in the 2025 KCSE examination. She noted that demand continued to outstrip available capacity in some competitive courses.

Competition for medicine was especially steep. Wahome revealed that 6,500 students applied for Bachelor of Medicine programmes, while universities had capacity for only 702 places.

Students can now log into their KUCCPS accounts to confirm the institution and programme they have been allocated. The portal displays this information directly once a candidate's index number and login details are entered.

Following the conclusion of placement, the Higher Education Financing portal has opened for first-time applicants, allowing newly placed students to apply for government scholarships and loans. The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has also opened applications for Undergraduate Subsequent Loans for continuing students.

Degree placements this cycle span the full range of university faculties, including built-environment courses such as civil engineering, construction management, quantity surveying and architecture. KUCCPS has not published a separate breakdown of placement numbers for these specific programmes.