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 142K citations received by 13.1K 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
#471 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
#1068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Development Studies

#66 in Africa
#1359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

5. Egerton University

For Development Studies

#103 in Africa
#1934 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Development Studies

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

7. Mount Kenya University

For Development Studies

#148 in Africa
#2608 in the World
Founded
2008

8. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#174 in Africa
#2963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

9. Strathmore University

For Development Studies

#189 in Africa
#3276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
2002

10. University of Eldoret

For Development Studies

#211 in Africa
#3591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

11. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Development Studies

#215 in Africa
#3644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

13. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Development Studies

#234 in Africa
#3967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

14. Kenya Methodist University

For Development Studies

#238 in Africa
#4004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

15. Technical University of Kenya

For Development Studies

#245 in Africa
#4175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

16. University of Kabianga

For Development Studies

#280 in Africa
#4783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

17. Karatina University

For Development Studies

#286 in Africa
#4849 in the World
Founded
2010

19. Pwani University

For Development Studies

#292 in Africa
#4897 in the World
Founded
2007

20. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Development Studies

#298 in Africa
#4927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

22. Daystar University

For Development Studies

#306 in Africa
#5074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

23. Technical University of Mombasa

For Development Studies

#309 in Africa
#5151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

24. Machakos University

For Development Studies

#313 in Africa
#5233 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.