Last updated on March 4th, 2024 at 02:52 pm
Below we look at the Ranking of universities in Kenya (latest ranking of universities in Kenya) starting with the top 10 public universities in Kenya, the top 10 private universities in Kenya, top 10 best universities in Kenya overall, and more.
Before we start, I should say that this ranking is according to Webometrics ranking(globally).
And Webometrics ranks over 30000 institutions across the planet – making it the largest ranking(academic) of higher education colleges and Universities in the World- based on parameters such as:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – from the Number of subnets(external networks) linking to the University’s webpages (Data obtained from Ahrefs)
☑️Openness(Transparency)- from each University’s Top cited researchers(Data fetched from faculties’ Google Scholar Profiles).
☑️Excellence– from the Scholarly works published and cited in 26 different disciplines(Data from Scimago journals data)
Ranking of universities in Kenya : Top 10 public universities in Kenya (leading universities in Kenya)
No 1:
University of Nairobi (one of the top 10 largest universities in Kenya)
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 1000
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 803
☑️Excellence– 1727
No 2:
Kenyatta University
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 2086
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 1494
☑️Excellence– 3260
No 3:
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 4603
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 1509
☑️Excellence– 2900
No 4:
Egerton University
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 2341
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 2859
☑️Excellence– 3717
No 5:
Moi University
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 4420
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 1880
☑️Excellence– 3170
No 6:
Maseno University
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 5384
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 2172
☑️Excellence– 4374
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No 7:
Technical University of Kenya (TU-K)
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 6480
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 2844
☑️Excellence– 4425
No 8:
Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology (MMUST)
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 9562
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 2879
☑️Excellence– 5106
No 9:
Murang’a University of Technology
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 2956
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 4773
☑️Excellence– 7239
No 10:
University of Embu
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 4356
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 3637
☑️Excellence– 7239
Best private universities in Kenya – top 10 private universities in Kenya
Having looked at the best public universities in Kenya, we now turn our attention to the top 10 private universities in Kenya
No 1:
Strathmore University Nairobi
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 2734
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 4325
☑️Excellence– 4902
No 2:
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 6448
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 6417
☑️Excellence– 6293
No 3:
United States International University
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 3188
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 4624
☑️Excellence– 7239
No 4:
Daystar University
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 9021
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 5294
☑️Excellence– 6428
No 5:
Kenya Methodist University
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 1659
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 7801
☑️Excellence– 7239
No 6:
Mount Kenya University
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 4320
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 4487
☑️Excellence– 7239
No 7:
Kabarak University
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 9286
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 4713
☑️Excellence– 7239
No 8:
Saint Paul’s University Limuru
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 11703
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 5363
☑️Excellence– 7239
No 9:
Tangaza University College
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 6888
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 8034
☑️Excellence– 7239
No 10:
University of Eastern Africa Baraton
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 12299
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 7049
☑️Excellence– 7239
Top 10 best universities in Kenya according to the latest ranking of universities in Kenya (private and public combined ranking of Kenyan universities from the best to the worst)
And now we look at the best universities in Kenya (overall top 10 institutions –both public and private)
No 1:
University of Nairobi (one of the top 10 largest universities in Kenya)
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 1000
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 803
☑️Excellence– 1727
No 2:
Kenyatta University
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 2086
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 1494
☑️Excellence– 3260
No 3:
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 4603
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 1509
☑️Excellence– 2900
No 4:
Egerton University
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 2341
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 2859
☑️Excellence– 3717
No 5:
Moi University
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 4420
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 1880
☑️Excellence– 3170
No 6:
Maseno University
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 5384
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 2172
☑️Excellence– 4374
No 7:
Strathmore University Nairobi
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 2734
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 4325
☑️Excellence– 4902
No 8:
Technical University of Kenya (TU-K)
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 6480
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 2844
☑️Excellence– 4425
No 9:
Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology (MMUST)
Scores:
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 9562
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 2879
☑️Excellence– 5106
No 10:
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
☑️Impact(Visibility) – 6448
☑️Openness(Transparency)- 6417
☑️Excellence– 6293
SOURCE: https://www.webometrics.info/en/Africa/Kenya%20 (View latest Ranking of universities in Kenya including top 20 universities in Kenya by clicking the link)