22 Best universities for Management in Kenya

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 59.8K citations received by 10K academic papers made by 22 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

#23 in Africa

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#39 in Africa

#1368 in the World

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

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#70 in Africa

#2037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Management

#95 in Africa

#2456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

For Management

#149 in Africa

#3374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Mount Kenya University

For Management

#151 in Africa

#3448 in the World

Founded: 2008

7. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#161 in Africa

#3630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

8. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#172 in Africa

#3796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2002

9. Maseno University

For Management

#175 in Africa

#3807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

10. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Management

#190 in Africa

#3988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Kenya Methodist University

For Management

#222 in Africa

#4384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

12. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Management

#240 in Africa

#4668 in the World

Founded: 2009

13. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Management

#242 in Africa

#4688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

14. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#248 in Africa

#4763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

15. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Management

#255 in Africa

#4904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Management

#266 in Africa

#5078 in the World

Founded: 2010

17. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Management

#270 in Africa

#5113 in the World

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

18. South Eastern Kenya University

For Management

#277 in Africa

#5211 in the World

Founded: 2008

19. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Management

#295 in Africa

#5329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

20. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Management

#300 in Africa

#5416 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

21. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#305 in Africa

#5458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1989

22. Pwani University

For Management

#311 in Africa

#5510 in the World

Founded: 2007

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