Top Universities in Kenya

46 universities in Kenya with a measured position.

#UniversityCityWorld rankIn-countryCitations
1 University of Nairobi not ranked #1 953,082
2 Moi University not ranked #2 246,404
3 Technical University of Mombasa not ranked #13 22,136
4 Mount Kenya University not ranked #15 20,070
5 South Eastern Kenya University not ranked #16 16,311
6 United States International University not ranked #19 11,903
7 Maasai Mara University not ranked #24 10,678
8 Chuka University not ranked #23 10,382
9 Meru University of Science and Technology not ranked #18 10,126
10 St. Pauls University not ranked #25 7,640
11 Daystar University not ranked #32 4,356
12 University of Eastern Africa, Baraton not ranked #36 2,309
13 Africa Nazarene University not ranked #37 2,299
14 Adventist University of Africa not ranked #38 1,611
15 Scott Christian University not ranked #42 523
16 Kiriri Womens University of Science and Technology not ranked #45 217
17 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology not ranked #3 214,867
18 Kenyatta University not ranked #4 192,317
19 Egerton University not ranked #5 139,979
20 Maseno University not ranked #6 68,682
21 University of Eldoret not ranked #7 35,212
22 Pwani University not ranked #8 32,298
23 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology not ranked #9 27,772
24 Technical University of Kenya not ranked #10 27,562
25 Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology not ranked #12 25,572
26 Strathmore University not ranked #11 25,537
27 Great Lakes University of Kisumu not ranked #14 20,073
28 Dedan Kimathi University of Technology not ranked #17 14,490
29 Kenya Medical Training College not ranked #20 11,252
30 Karatina University not ranked #21 11,246
31 Kisii University not ranked #22 10,513
32 University of Kabianga not ranked #27 7,979
33 Catholic University of Eastern Africa not ranked #28 7,806
34 Kenya Methodist University not ranked #26 7,680
35 Kabarak University not ranked #31 4,720
36 Africa International University not ranked #29 4,425
37 Laikipia University not ranked #33 3,778
38 Multimedia University of Kenya not ranked #34 2,745
39 Kenya College of Accountancy not ranked #35 2,612
40 Pan Africa Christian University not ranked #30 1,837
41 Uzima University College not ranked #41 1,169
42 Riara University School of Business and Law not ranked #39 941
43 Presbyterian University of East Africa not ranked #40 460
44 Pioneer International University not ranked #44 260
45 Inoorero University not ranked #43 119
46 Gretsa Universtiy not ranked #46 68

What the two columns mean

In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.

The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.

Rankings in other countries

USA 138 ranked UK 55 ranked Germany 40 ranked China 37 ranked Australia 31 ranked Canada 26 ranked France 19 ranked Italy 18 ranked South Korea 17 ranked Japan 16 ranked Spain 15 ranked Switzerland 13 ranked