Historically, SUA traces its roots to 1965 when it emerged as a program of the then-international University of East Africa.

When that was dissolved in 1970, the Tanzanian agriculture program fell under the purview of the University of Dar es Salaam.

With growing enrollment numbers, the parliament decided to separate the faculty and create a fully fledged university to help boost agriculture growth in the country.

SUA offers training that lead to awards of certificates, diplomas, bachelors, masters, and doctorates.

The University has five campus colleges and two schools, namely; These colleges and Schools offers various degree and non-degree programmes which lead to the awards of PhD, Masters, Bachelor degree, Diploma, and Certificate qualifications Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) offers 39 Bachelor degree programmes, 6 Diploma programmes and 2 Certificates through Colleges, Schools and Departments.

The following are the list of all undergraduate programmes leading to the awards of Bachelor degree, Diploma and Certificate qualifications offered at SUA in each academic unit.