22 Best universities for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 66.9K citations received by 9.98K 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 Marketing

#12 in Africa

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Marketing

#14 in Africa

#871 in the World

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

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Marketing

#30 in Africa

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Marketing

#58 in Africa

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

For Marketing

#73 in Africa

#1939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Mount Kenya University

For Marketing

#113 in Africa

#2667 in the World

Founded: 2008

7. Maseno University

For Marketing

#151 in Africa

#3217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

8. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Marketing

#160 in Africa

#3359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

9. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Marketing

#171 in Africa

#3540 in the World

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

10. Kenya Methodist University

For Marketing

#173 in Africa

#3554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

11. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Marketing

#176 in Africa

#3585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

12. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Marketing

#205 in Africa

#3982 in the World

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

13. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Marketing

#211 in Africa

#4096 in the World

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

14. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Marketing

#216 in Africa

#4148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

15. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Marketing

#219 in Africa

#4163 in the World

Founded: 2009

16. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Marketing

#232 in Africa

#4360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

17. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Marketing

#234 in Africa

#4377 in the World

Founded: 2010

18. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Marketing

#237 in Africa

#4487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

19. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Marketing

#254 in Africa

#4690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

20. South Eastern Kenya University

For Marketing

#258 in Africa

#4746 in the World

Founded: 2008

21. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Marketing

#272 in Africa

#4816 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

22. Pwani University

For Marketing

#281 in Africa

#4900 in the World

Founded: 2007

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