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 192K citations received by 21.2K 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
#664 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
#1329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

5. Egerton University

For Economics

#95 in Africa
#2086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Economics

#140 in Africa
#2804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. Strathmore University

For Economics

#155 in Africa
#2968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
2002

10. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Economics

#200 in Africa
#3650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

11. University of Eldoret

For Economics

#223 in Africa
#4049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

13. Kenya Methodist University

For Economics

#242 in Africa
#4344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

14. Technical University of Kenya

For Economics

#261 in Africa
#4575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

15. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Economics

#270 in Africa
#4738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

16. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Economics

#272 in Africa
#4769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

17. Technical University of Mombasa

For Economics

#290 in Africa
#5024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

18. Daystar University

For Economics

#292 in Africa
#5048 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

20. University of Kabianga

For Economics

#302 in Africa
#5157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

24. Machakos University

For Economics

#323 in Africa
#5633 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

For Economics

#345 in Africa
#6003 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.