St. Lawrence University (Uganda) (SLAU) is a private university in Uganda. The University campus is located in Mengo, Rubaga Division, in Kampala, Uganda's largest city and capital. The campus sits on 11 acres (4.5 ha) of land and is located near Kabaka's Lake, in Mengo, close to the main Lubiri (Palace of the Kabaka of Buganda), 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the central business district of Kampala. The coordinates of the main campus of SLAU are 0° 18' 6.00"N, 32° 33' 43.00"E (Latitude:0.301667; Longitude: 32.561945).[3] The University was founded in 2006. The University took in the first class of students in September 2007.[4]

Uganda Christian University replaced the historic Bishop Tucker Theological College which trained clergy and educators during its 100 history. The local chief, Hamu Mukasa, granted land for the college to operate in Mukono. International partnerships were part of the Bishop Tucker Theological College’s missionary history. The Church Mission Society teamed up with Ugandan leaders and others to assure the College had the necessary intellectual and other capital. In 1992, the House of Bishops made a decision to start a Provincial University. The church wanted to have broader impact on society through university education – not only educating clergy but other professionals as well. As a result, UCU was born in 1997.

The University is a private, non-denominational, non-profit and non-secular institution which has a Vision of “To be a leading national, regional and global hub for academic and professional excellence”. It Mission is “To provide an environment that enables the cultivation of competence, confidence, creativity and character in the academic, professional and social interaction”. The University was started with the following objectives.