27 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kenya

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 541K citations received by 47.9K academic papers made by 27 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

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Africa

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

2. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#64 in Africa

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Africa

#2203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#73 in Africa

#2250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

5. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#130 in Africa

#3283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Maseno University

Kenya | Maseno

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#174 in Africa

#3857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. Mount Kenya University

Kenya | Thika

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#204 in Africa

#4236 in the World

Founded: 2008

8. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#206 in Africa

#4266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,189
Founded: 2002

9. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#218 in Africa

#4465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

10. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#223 in Africa

#4555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

11. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#243 in Africa

#4986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2010

12. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Bondo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#255 in Africa

#5155 in the World

Founded: 2009

13. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#261 in Africa

#5242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

14. Pwani University

Kenya | Kilifi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#268 in Africa

#5319 in the World

Founded: 2007

15. Kenya Methodist University

Kenya | Meru

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#289 in Africa

#5645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

16. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#294 in Africa

#5736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

17. South Eastern Kenya University

Kenya | Kitui

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#298 in Africa

#5785 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#302 in Africa

#5859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1989

19. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Kenya | Nyeri

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#305 in Africa

#5876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

20. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#308 in Africa

#5903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

21. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

Kenya | Kisumu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#311 in Africa

#5976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2005

22. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#312 in Africa

#5987 in the World

Founded: 2010

23. Africa International University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#319 in Africa

#6102 in the World

Founded: 2011

24. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#329 in Africa

#6257 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Kenya | Eldoret

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#350 in Africa

#6607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1978

26. Adventist University of Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#359 in Africa

#6773 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Multimedia University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#363 in Africa

#6857 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Njoro, and Maseno.