26 Best universities for Economics in Kenya

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Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 204K citations received by 21.9K academic papers made by 26 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 Economics

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

3. Kenyatta University

For Economics

#52 in Africa
#1327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Moi University

For Economics

#53 in Africa
#1331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

5. Egerton University

For Economics

#96 in Africa
#2077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Economics

#142 in Africa
#2792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. Strathmore University

For Economics

#153 in Africa
#2936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
8,189
Founded
2002

10. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Economics

#203 in Africa
#3676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

11. University of Eldoret

For Economics

#224 in Africa
#4037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

13. Kenya Methodist University

For Economics

#244 in Africa
#4319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

14. Technical University of Kenya

For Economics

#258 in Africa
#4536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

15. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Economics

#269 in Africa
#4703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

16. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Economics

#275 in Africa
#4775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

17. Daystar University

For Economics

#291 in Africa
#4987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

18. Technical University of Mombasa

For Economics

#292 in Africa
#4991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

20. University of Kabianga

For Economics

#302 in Africa
#5138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

24. Machakos University

For Economics

#323 in Africa
#5579 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

For Economics

#345 in Africa
#6027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1978

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