22 Best universities for Linguistics in Kenya

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Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 34.8K citations received by 5.67K academic papers made by 22 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 Linguistics

#37 in Africa
#1639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Kenyatta University

For Linguistics

#83 in Africa
#2641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Moi University

For Linguistics

#91 in Africa
#2830 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

5. Egerton University

For Linguistics

#158 in Africa
#3977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Linguistics

#193 in Africa
#4568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. Strathmore University

For Linguistics

#201 in Africa
#4753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
5,047
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2002

10. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Linguistics

#235 in Africa
#5229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

13. University of Eldoret

For Linguistics

#268 in Africa
#5668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

14. Kenya Methodist University

For Linguistics

#269 in Africa
#5672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

15. Technical University of Kenya

For Linguistics

#274 in Africa
#5710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

16. University of Kabianga

For Linguistics

#278 in Africa
#5723 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
8,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
2009

17. Daystar University

For Linguistics

#279 in Africa
#5730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

18. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Linguistics

#284 in Africa
#5757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

19. South Eastern Kenya University

For Linguistics

#288 in Africa
#5787 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2008

22. Technical University of Mombasa

For Linguistics

#305 in Africa
#5863 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

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