10 Best universities for Engineering in Kenya

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 20.8K citations received by 2.13K academic papers made by 10 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

#70 in Africa
#2147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

3. Moi University

For Engineering

#116 in Africa
#2965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

4. Kenyatta University

For Engineering

#127 in Africa
#3237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

5. Egerton University

For Engineering

#147 in Africa
#3590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Engineering

#201 in Africa
#4267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Engineering

#209 in Africa
#4405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

8. Technical University of Kenya

For Engineering

#224 in Africa
#4537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

9. University of Eldoret

For Engineering

#225 in Africa
#4552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

10. Technical University of Mombasa

For Engineering

#227 in Africa
#4571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

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