20 Best universities for Nursing in Kenya

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Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 133K citations received by 7.79K academic papers made by 20 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 Nursing

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

2. Moi University

For Nursing

#37 in Africa
#862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

3. Kenyatta University

For Nursing

#61 in Africa
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

5. Maseno University

For Nursing

#127 in Africa
#2405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Nursing

#140 in Africa
#2659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

8. Egerton University

For Nursing

#142 in Africa
#2694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

9. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Nursing

#169 in Africa
#3123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

11. Kenya Methodist University

For Nursing

#182 in Africa
#3294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

12. Strathmore University

For Nursing

#192 in Africa
#3507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
8,189
Founded
2002

14. Technical University of Kenya

For Nursing

#234 in Africa
#4006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

16. Technical University of Mombasa

For Nursing

#255 in Africa
#4207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

17. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Nursing

#260 in Africa
#4244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

18. University of Eldoret

For Nursing

#266 in Africa
#4314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

19. University of Kabianga

For Nursing

#270 in Africa
#4356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

20. Daystar University

For Nursing

#276 in Africa
#4416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

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