27 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kenya

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Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 307K citations received by 33.4K 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Africa
#1117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Moi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Africa
#2157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

3. Kenyatta University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in Africa
#2239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#84 in Africa
#2535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

5. Egerton University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#131 in Africa
#3492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#183 in Africa
#4243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. Strathmore University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#186 in Africa
#4303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
5,047
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2002

8. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#212 in Africa
#4733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

9. Mount Kenya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#221 in Africa
#4851 in the World
Founded
2008

10. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#228 in Africa
#5001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

11. University of Eldoret

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#252 in Africa
#5296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

12. Pwani University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#263 in Africa
#5519 in the World
Founded
2007

13. Technical University of Kenya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#266 in Africa
#5557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

15. Kenya Methodist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#280 in Africa
#5826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

16. South Eastern Kenya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#286 in Africa
#5874 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2008

17. Africa International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#289 in Africa
#5909 in the World
Founded
2011

18. Daystar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#294 in Africa
#5957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

19. Technical University of Mombasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#303 in Africa
#6046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

20. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#305 in Africa
#6067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

21. University of Kabianga

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#313 in Africa
#6180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
8,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
2009

22. Karatina University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#315 in Africa
#6229 in the World
Founded
2010

23. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#316 in Africa
#6264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

24. Machakos University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#334 in Africa
#6539 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#355 in Africa
#6810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1978

26. Multimedia University of Kenya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#359 in Africa
#6926 in the World
Founded
2008

27. Adventist University of Africa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#364 in Africa
#6981 in the World
Founded
2005

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.