24 Best universities for Development Studies in Kenya

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Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 148K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 24 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. University of Nairobi

For Development Studies

#17 in Africa
#466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Moi University

For Development Studies

#43 in Africa
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

3. Kenyatta University

For Development Studies

#49 in Africa
#1066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Development Studies

#67 in Africa
#1351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

5. Egerton University

For Development Studies

#106 in Africa
#1911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Development Studies

#141 in Africa
#2465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. Mount Kenya University

For Development Studies

#147 in Africa
#2569 in the World
Founded
2008

8. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#171 in Africa
#2915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

9. Strathmore University

For Development Studies

#186 in Africa
#3181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
8,189
Founded
2002

10. University of Eldoret

For Development Studies

#213 in Africa
#3560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

11. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Development Studies

#216 in Africa
#3648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

13. Kenya Methodist University

For Development Studies

#236 in Africa
#3970 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

14. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Development Studies

#239 in Africa
#4009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

15. Technical University of Kenya

For Development Studies

#246 in Africa
#4109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

16. University of Kabianga

For Development Studies

#280 in Africa
#4748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

17. Pwani University

For Development Studies

#283 in Africa
#4799 in the World
Founded
2007

18. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Development Studies

#295 in Africa
#4882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

19. Karatina University

For Development Studies

#296 in Africa
#4894 in the World
Founded
2010

22. Daystar University

For Development Studies

#305 in Africa
#5043 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

23. Technical University of Mombasa

For Development Studies

#312 in Africa
#5172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

24. Machakos University

For Development Studies

#314 in Africa
#5214 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

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