Top 20 Universities in Kenya (2026)
Planning to study in Kenya? This list features 20 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and acceptance rates to make a confident decision. Institutions are evaluated based on research output, global rankings, and academic performance.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
805 World
8 Africa
1
Kenya
1 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
66%
Publications
21723
Citations
364314
2
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
2135 World
36 Africa
2
Kenya
2 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
8541
Citations
85581
3
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
2613 World
50 Africa
3
Kenya
3 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
16%
Publications
10600
Citations
86612
4
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
3100 World
66 Africa
4
Kenya
4 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
52%
Publications
1305
Citations
10719
5
Thika, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
3203 World
72 Africa
5
Kenya
1 Thika
University Information
Acceptance
59%*
Publications
2393
Citations
8435
6
Eldoret, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
3260 World
78 Africa
6
Kenya
1 Eldoret
University Information
Acceptance
93%
Publications
6262
Citations
99722
7
Njoro, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
3278 World
79 Africa
7
Kenya
622 Njoro
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
4076
Citations
67724
8
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
4384 World
139 Africa
8
Kenya
5 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
1475
Citations
12719
9
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
4573 World
148 Africa
9
Kenya
6 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
92%
Publications
1082
Citations
4091
10
Kilifi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
4664 World
153 Africa
10
Kenya
2084 Kilifi
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
1138
Citations
12871
11
Maseno, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
4896 World
163 Africa
11
Kenya
1246 Maseno
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
2737
Citations
31384
12
Nyeri, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
5402 World
193 Africa
12
Kenya
2256 Nyeri
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
947
Citations
6356
13
Meru, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
5515 World
200 Africa
13
Kenya
1 Meru
University Information
Acceptance
93%
Publications
741
Citations
3734
14
Eldoret, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
5833 World
217 Africa
14
Kenya
2 Eldoret
University Information
Acceptance
52%
Publications
1807
Citations
12412
15
Kakamega, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
6148 World
238 Africa
15
Kenya
988 Kakamega
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
2279
Citations
9344
16
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
6231 World
247 Africa
16
Kenya
7 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
92%
Publications
372
Citations
2440
17
Mombasa, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
6556 World
266 Africa
17
Kenya
2119 Mombasa
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
917
Citations
7775
18
Bondo, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
6939 World
293 Africa
18
Kenya
2171 Bondo
University Information
Acceptance
57%*
Publications
1393
Citations
12197
19
Eldoret, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
6982 World
297 Africa
19
Kenya
3 Eldoret
University Information
Acceptance
80%
Publications
237
Citations
1010
20
Kitui, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Rankings
6987 World
298 Africa
20
Kenya
2025 Kitui
University Information
Acceptance
60%*
Publications
890
Citations
7843