19 Best universities for Management in Kenya

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 26.6K citations received by 7.08K academic papers made by 19 universities in Kenya was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#49 in Africa

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#53 in Africa

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#98 in Africa

#2632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Management

#99 in Africa

#2687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#153 in Africa

#3747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

6. Egerton University

For Management

#154 in Africa

#3761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

7. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#157 in Africa

#3771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 5,047
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 2002

8. Mount Kenya University

For Management

#187 in Africa

#4216 in the World

Founded: 2008

9. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Management

#204 in Africa

#4358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

10. Maseno University

For Management

#222 in Africa

#4648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

11. Kenya Methodist University

For Management

#225 in Africa

#4690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

12. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Management

#241 in Africa

#4884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

13. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#251 in Africa

#5026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

14. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Management

#253 in Africa

#5030 in the World

Founded: 2009

15. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Management

#265 in Africa

#5174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Management

#272 in Africa

#5243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2010

17. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Management

#279 in Africa

#5272 in the World

Founded: 2010

18. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Management

#281 in Africa

#5284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 8,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 2009

19. South Eastern Kenya University

For Management

#282 in Africa

#5290 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Management in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Njoro, and Thika.

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