The campus is massive, spanning approximately 6,000 hectares (roughly 15,000 acres) . To give you an idea of the scale:
- It is located in the Chimwaga area, about 8 km east of Dodoma city center.
- The campus is so large that it functions like a small city, with different colleges located several kilometers apart from one another.
- It is significantly larger than the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in terms of total land footprint




