26 Best universities for Political Science in Kenya

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Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 139K citations received by 20.1K academic papers made by 26 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 Political Science

#17 in Africa
#1054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Moi University

For Political Science

#45 in Africa
#1784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

3. Kenyatta University

For Political Science

#60 in Africa
#2111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

5. Egerton University

For Political Science

#130 in Africa
#3363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Strathmore University

For Political Science

#149 in Africa
#3704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
5,047
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2002

7. Maseno University

For Political Science

#167 in Africa
#3975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

8. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Political Science

#187 in Africa
#4304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

9. Mount Kenya University

For Political Science

#201 in Africa
#4483 in the World
Founded
2008

11. Technical University of Kenya

For Political Science

#237 in Africa
#5077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

12. University of Eldoret

For Political Science

#242 in Africa
#5116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

13. Kenya Methodist University

For Political Science

#264 in Africa
#5358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

14. Daystar University

For Political Science

#269 in Africa
#5404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

17. Pwani University

For Political Science

#293 in Africa
#5733 in the World
Founded
2007

18. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Political Science

#298 in Africa
#5844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

19. Technical University of Mombasa

For Political Science

#300 in Africa
#5900 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

20. University of Kabianga

For Political Science

#301 in Africa
#5917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
8,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
2009

21. Karatina University

For Political Science

#304 in Africa
#5925 in the World
Founded
2010

22. South Eastern Kenya University

For Political Science

#306 in Africa
#5951 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2008

23. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Political Science

#315 in Africa
#6096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

24. Machakos University

For Political Science

#333 in Africa
#6357 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

For Political Science

#340 in Africa
#6439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1978

26. Adventist University of Africa

For Political Science

#351 in Africa
#6577 in the World
Founded
2005

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