8 Best universities for Development Studies in Nairobi

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Below is a list of best universities in Nairobi ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 53.5K citations received by 5.7K academic papers made by 8 universities in Nairobi 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

#1 in Kenya
#17 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Kenyatta University

For Development Studies

#3 in Kenya
#53 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

3. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Development Studies

#4 in Kenya
#76 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

4. Strathmore University

For Development Studies

#7 in Kenya
#174 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
5,047
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2002

5. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Development Studies

#11 in Kenya
#220 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

6. Technical University of Kenya

For Development Studies

#13 in Kenya
#245 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

7. Africa International University

For Development Studies

#15 in Kenya
#253 in Africa
Founded
2011

8. Daystar University

For Development Studies

#22 in Kenya
#300 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

Universities for Development Studies near Nairobi

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
141 Egerton University 5
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Njoro
263 Moi University 2
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Eldoret
506 Makerere University 1
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Kampala
626 Sokoine University of Agriculture 3
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Morogoro
666 University of Dar es Salaam 1
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Dar es Salaam
672 Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences 2
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Dar es Salaam
689 Mbarara University of Science and Technology 2
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Mbarara
822 Arba Minch University 9
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Arba Minch
947 Hawassa University 7
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Awasa
998 Jimma University 3
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Jimma

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