22 Best universities for Management in Kenya

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 64.3K citations received by 10.3K 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

#24 in Africa

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#38 in Africa

#1359 in the World

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

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#70 in Africa

#2029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Management

#94 in Africa

#2444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

For Management

#151 in Africa

#3375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Mount Kenya University

For Management

#154 in Africa

#3463 in the World

Founded: 2008

7. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#164 in Africa

#3650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

8. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#169 in Africa

#3724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,189
Founded: 2002

9. Maseno University

For Management

#179 in Africa

#3817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

10. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Management

#194 in Africa

#4007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Kenya Methodist University

For Management

#217 in Africa

#4273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

12. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Management

#240 in Africa

#4660 in the World

Founded: 2009

13. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Management

#242 in Africa

#4675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

14. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#247 in Africa

#4724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

15. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Management

#256 in Africa

#4879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Management

#267 in Africa

#5078 in the World

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

17. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Management

#268 in Africa

#5089 in the World

Founded: 2010

18. South Eastern Kenya University

For Management

#277 in Africa

#5209 in the World

Founded: 2008

19. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Management

#288 in Africa

#5285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

20. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Management

#301 in Africa

#5428 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

21. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Management

#307 in Africa

#5485 in the World

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

22. Pwani University

For Management

#313 in Africa

#5518 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.