24 Best universities for Engineering in Kenya

Updated:

EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 196K citations received by 17.2K 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 Engineering

#48 in Africa
#1800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

3. Moi University

For Engineering

#123 in Africa
#3093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

4. Kenyatta University

For Engineering

#137 in Africa
#3334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

5. Egerton University

For Engineering

#160 in Africa
#3776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Engineering

#213 in Africa
#4601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. University of Eldoret

For Engineering

#237 in Africa
#4872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

8. Technical University of Kenya

For Engineering

#246 in Africa
#5131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

10. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Engineering

#254 in Africa
#5219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

11. Technical University of Mombasa

For Engineering

#270 in Africa
#5532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

13. Strathmore University

For Engineering

#274 in Africa
#5579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
5,047
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2002

14. South Eastern Kenya University

For Engineering

#290 in Africa
#5813 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2008

17. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Engineering

#306 in Africa
#6023 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

18. Daystar University

For Engineering

#317 in Africa
#6228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

19. University of Kabianga

For Engineering

#318 in Africa
#6247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
8,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
2009

20. Kenya Methodist University

For Engineering

#326 in Africa
#6348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

21. Machakos University

For Engineering

#327 in Africa
#6359 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

24. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Engineering

#340 in Africa
#6558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

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