Initially established in 1894, the institution received the authorization of the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe through an act of Parliament to operate as a university in 1994.

The university follows American grading and business, research, and liberal arts curricular patterns.

It was founded in 1894 on 12,000 acres of land given by Cecil Rhodes, prime minister of Cape Colony, to Pieter Wessels and Asa T.

[7] On October 31, 1956, the board of regents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists approved Solusi Mission Training School to become a college.

On May 4, 1995, His Excellency, Cde Robert Gabriel Mugabe, gave the Solusi University Charter to chancellor, Dr I. D. Raelly.