List of 24 best universities in Nairobi

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EduRank

Top 24 universities in Nairobi ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 569K citations received by 45.7K academic publications made by 24 universities from Nairobi, the popularity of 141 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Nairobi

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

2. Kenyatta University

#2 in Kenya
#40 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Strathmore University

#6 in Kenya
#73 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
2002

5. Technical University of Kenya

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

7. Daystar University

#15 in Kenya
#230 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

10. Riara University

#28 in Kenya
#369 in Africa
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2012

11. United States International University Africa

#30 in Kenya
#376 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1989

13. Africa Nazarene University

#35 in Kenya
#429 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

14. International Leadership University, Kenya

#36 in Kenya
#434 in Africa
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2014

15. KCA University

#40 in Kenya
#524 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
9,004
Founded
2007

16. Amref International University

#44 in Kenya
#558 in Africa
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
2017

17. Co-operative University of Kenya

#45 in Kenya
#561 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
93%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2011

18. Management University of Africa

#51 in Kenya
#675 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2011

19. Pan Africa Christian University

#52 in Kenya
#677 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1989

22. Pioneer International University

#56 in Kenya
#724 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2012

23. East African University

#58 in Kenya
#753 in Africa
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2010

24. KAG East University

#61 in Kenya
#833 in Africa
Enrollment
1,200
Founded
1989

Universities near Nairobi

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
18 Presbyterian University of East Africa 32
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Kikuyu
22 Zetech University 42
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Ruiru
28 St. Paul's University 43
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Limuru
35 RAF International University 63
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Kisaju
40 Mount Kenya University 7
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Thika
40 Gretsa University 59
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Thika
55 Scott Christian University 55
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Machakos
56 Machakos University 21
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Machakos
63 Umma University 57
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Kajiado
73 Murang'a University of Technology 24
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Murang'a