10 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nairobi

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Below is a list of best universities in Nairobi ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 203K citations received by 21K academic papers made by 10 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

2. Kenyatta University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Kenya
#68 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

3. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Kenya
#84 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

4. Strathmore University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Kenya
#212 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

6. Technical University of Kenya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Kenya
#266 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

7. Africa International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Kenya
#289 in Africa
Founded
2011

8. Daystar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

9. Multimedia University of Kenya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Kenya
#359 in Africa
Founded
2008

10. Adventist University of Africa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Kenya
#364 in Africa
Founded
2005

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Nairobi

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
141 Egerton University 5
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Njoro
263 Moi University 2
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Eldoret
506 Makerere University 1
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Kampala
626 Sokoine University of Agriculture 3
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Morogoro
666 University of Dar es Salaam 1
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Dar es Salaam
672 Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences 2
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Dar es Salaam
689 Mbarara University of Science and Technology 2
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Mbarara
947 Hawassa University 7
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Awasa
998 Jimma University 3
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Jimma
1169 Addis Ababa University 1
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Addis Ababa