This study aims at identifying the current situation of higher education as a well as economy in Sudan in the light of the world financial crisis and its impact on higher education economy. The researcher surveyed higher education funds, the decrease in funds in late years due to the world financial crisis and the impact on higher education. The descriptive method was used to carry out the study using a questionnaire as a tool for collecting data. The questionnaire’s reliability and validity were asserted. The population of the study included Sudanese experts in education and economy. 32 of the experts were selected by intentional method. The (SPSS) programme was used for data analysis. The results shows that there is a cause and justification for the increase of higher education cost in Sudan, which is due to the expansion of the annual intake and the political pressure upon the central government. In addition, the study examines the peace treaties with armed movements in Darfur which led to the enrollment of a big number of Darfur students without fees, being exempted by the government. The quantitative expansion in higher education institutions has an effect on the economy of higher education and there are obstacles hindering and limiting higher education economical income in the current situation. The world economical crisis also has a negative impact on the economy of higher education, a number of strategies and precautions can be worked out to face the world economical crisis and can help in improving the quality and output of higher education in Sudan. In the light of the results the study recommends the following : Finding alternatives to improve and meet the cost of higher education. Finding various funding resources. Emphasizing the recourse to the open learning systems.