8 Best universities for Engineering in Nairobi

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Nairobi ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 128K citations received by 10.8K 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 Engineering

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Engineering

#2 in Kenya
#107 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

3. Kenyatta University

For Engineering

#4 in Kenya
#137 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Technical University of Kenya

For Engineering

#8 in Kenya
#246 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

5. Strathmore University

For Engineering

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

6. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Engineering

#17 in Kenya
#306 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

7. Daystar University

For Engineering

#18 in Kenya
#317 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

8. Multimedia University of Kenya

For Engineering

#23 in Kenya
#330 in Africa
Founded
2008

Universities for Engineering near Nairobi

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
263 Moi University 3
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Eldoret
506 Makerere University 1
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Kampala
666 University of Dar es Salaam 1
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Dar es Salaam
947 Hawassa University 6
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Awasa
998 Jimma University 3
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Jimma
1129 Adama Science and Technology University 8
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Adama
1169 Addis Ababa University 1
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Addis Ababa
1324 Haramaya University 7
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Haramaya
1434 Bahir Dar University 2
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Bahir Dar
1547 University of Gondar 5
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Gondar